All the children ran
to see the Empress of Iran
blowing out the candles
on the carved ice swan.
Soldiers the colour of cracked mud,
taller than poplars
the palace wall
imprisons the Holy Forest.
All the children ran
to see the Empress of Iran
blowing out the candles
on the carved ice swan.
Soldiers the colour of cracked mud,
taller than poplars
the palace wall
imprisons the Holy Forest.