Paper Kings

"Yet I think, having used my words as the kings used gold,

ere we came by the rustling jest of the paper kings,

I who am overbold will be steadily bold,

in the counted tale of things."

One of the stone tablets on the harbour that I had not noticed before.  I read it today and was reminded of my writing and these words spoke to me.  We have dreams of being paper kings and may we all be counted in the tale of things.

The quote is from Iris Guiver Wilkinson under the name Robin Hyde.  She was a poet from New Zealand.