FOUR Princesses lived in a Green Tower– <br />A Bright Green Tower in the middle of the sea; <br />And no one could think–oh, no one could think– <br />Who the Four Princesses could be. <br /> <br />One looked to the North, and one to the South, <br />And one to the East, and one to the West; <br />They were all so pretty, so very pretty, <br />You could not tell which was the prettiest. <br /> <br />Their curls were golden–their eyes were blue, <br />And their voices were sweet as a silvery bell; <br />And four white birds around them flew, <br />But where they came from–who could tell? <br /> <br />Oh, who could tell? for no one knew, <br />And not a word could you hear them say, <br />But the sound of their singing, like church bells ringing, <br />Would sweetly float as they passed away. <br /> <br />For under the sun, and under the stars, <br />They often sailed on the distant sea; <br />Then in their Green Tower and Roses bower <br />They lived again–a mystery.<br /><br />Kate Greenaway<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-four-princesses/
