Now we are come to our Kingdom, <br />And the State is thus and thus; <br />Our legions wait at the Palace gate— <br />Little it profits us. <br />Now we are come to our Kingdom! <br /> <br />Now we are come to our Kingdom, <br />And the Crown is ours to take— <br />With a naked sword at the Council board, <br />And under the throne the snake. <br />Now we are come to our Kingdom ! <br /> <br />Now we are come to our Kingdom, <br />And the Realm is ours by right, <br />With shame and fear for our daily cheer, <br />And heaviness at night. <br />Now we are come to our Kingdom ! <br /> <br />Now we are come to our Kingdom, <br />But my love's eyelids fall. <br />All that I wrought for, all that I fought for, <br />Delight her nothing at all. <br />My crown is of withered leaves, <br />For she sits in the dust and grieves. <br />Now we are come to our Kingdom !<br /><br />Rudyard Kipling<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-kingdom/
