Pomp

On the occasion of the birth of Alaric

 

Ho! like a king he comes,

Out of a rose unfolding.

 

His tread is thudding drums...

Ho! like a king he comes,

 

His awful gesture thrums

Accord in throngs beholding---

 

Ho! like a king he comes,

Out of a rose unfolding...

---Bert Laub

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