a Queen and I 07 Thursday Jul 2011 Posted by alternatetakes2 in Jan Carroll, LW poetry, Uncategorized ≈ Leave a comment a Queen and I by Jan Carroll from Delphinium Twinlace barely pink before noon Swat and sway Trying to dance against the lazy chorus of chive hammers In blur organza brushing by Spiked gay feathers Tripping over bowl of clover Whisper over villainous amaryllis loitering With intent