The Kaiser's Favorite Poems

    What are the Kaiser's favorite poems?
        Well, now, you tax me hard:
    I know the Kaiser's favorite drink
        But do not know his bard;
    I'm sure it is not Schiller
        Who reigns in German homes.
    Nor yet Olympian Goethe,
        Who writes the Kaiser's poems.

    Perhaps that Heinrich Heine
        Has touched the Kaiser's soul;
    Or Arndt with his trumpet call
        Like a new conscription roll;
    Or, Walther von der Vogelweide
        With his nest in mythic domes,
    Is the author and creator
        Of the Kaiser's favorite poems.

    If I saw the Kaiser's library
        I'd know well what he reads -
    The color of his fancy
        And the prompter of his deeds:
    I'd learn the depth and wisdom
        Of his theories and his gnomes,
    If I got but just a glance or two
        At the Kaiser's favorite poems.

    Then let us go to Essen,
        Where the Kaiser's books are bound;
    They are full of "steel" engravings -
        All "best sellers" there are found;
    For the Prussian soul and spirit
        Speaks in rhythm thro' those tomes,
    And these without a question,
        Are the Kaiser's favorite poems.

    For Rt. Hon. David Lloyd-George.

Thomas O'Hagan

Thomas O'Hagan was a Canadian poet and essayist born on March 6, 1855, in Toronto, Ontario. He was noted for his contributions to Canadian literature and his involvement in educational initiatives. His works often reflected themes of Irish heritage and identity. O'Hagan's dedication to literature and education earned him a distinguished place in Canada's cultural history. He passed away on March 1, 1939.

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