. King Time; or The mystical land of the hours, a fantasy . THE MAGICAL FLOWER As the little boy glanced about the sceneWhich hed just arrived to explore, A curious sight it met his gaze,And he scanned it oer and oer;Twas the beautiful, winding country roadExtending through KING TIME They stood on the edge of a rocky shelf Surveying the beautiful land,And no matter where his eyes would turn The road was on every hand,And he noticed the distant towns it touched And the rivers that it spanned r^^t^^f ^ 1 ^-^^^ ^ / ^. s& . 7£ v**. And looking afar from the rocky height,He remarked t
. King Time; or The mystical land of the hours, a fantasy . THE MAGICAL FLOWER As the little boy glanced about the sceneWhich hed just arrived to explore, A curious sight it met his gaze,And he scanned it oer and oer;Twas the beautiful, winding country roadExtending through KING TIME They stood on the edge of a rocky shelf Surveying the beautiful land,And no matter where his eyes would turn The road was on every hand,And he noticed the distant towns it touched And the rivers that it spanned r^^t^^f ^ 1 ^-^^^ ^ / ^. s& . 7£ v**. And looking afar from the rocky height,He remarked to the Imp, It seems Like places they have in fairy books,And the things you see in dreams; And is that the village of Minutel,Where the little white light gleams ? And turning his wondering eyes above To the beautiful fleecy sky,He saw how the floating clouds were formed Like mystical clocks on high,And he thought as he saw them passing there How the time was fleeting by. 48 KING TIME And still as he paused on the mighty cliff And noted those clouds pass oer,His ears caught a smothered rolling sound Like the distant thunders roar,And he said, Theyre winding the clock-clouds up In the land of Tockerlore.
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