The Court Is Far Away
poem 235
The Court Is Far Away - meaning Summary
Interceding for a Sovereign
The speaker presents themselves as distant from royal favor and without an advocate, desperate to regain their sovereign’s grace even unto death. They propose to approach the king humbly, pleading that he will one day be a child and thus understand a petition for a greater mercy. The poem reframes hierarchy and power: monarchs and czars are fallible, and the speaker asks to be granted the authority to intercede on another’s behalf.
Read Complete AnalysesThe Court is far away No Umpire have I My Sovereign is offended To gain his grace I’d die! I’ll seek his royal feet I’ll say Remember King Thou shalt thyself one day a Child Implore a larger thing That Empire is of Czars As small they say as I Grant me that day the royalty To intercede for Thee
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