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Fairies Siege - Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling is a Novelist,
short story writer and a poet born in 1865 in Bombay. He is regarded as a major
innovator in the art of the short story writing. His children’s books are known
to be enduring classics in children’s literature. In 1907, he was awarded the
most covetous Nobel Prize for his literary contributions.
The poem ‘Fairies’ Siege’ is
about a faithful warrior who surrenders his master’s castle ‘The Herald of
God’.
Summary of the subject matter:
The poet says himself that he was
given the charge of the place (castle) to keep and he wanted to keep it without
any alterations. Protecting the place is a different game to him because he was
playing with strife all the time. He assures that he is not ready to fight with
the swords which cannot be seen and spears which cannot be viewed. But he wanted
to be a faithful warrior to his master who has given the charge of the place
and he desires to hand over him the keys of the place on his knees with great
submission. The surrendering of the castle to his master is a dream of a
dreamer whose dreams have come true.
He says that once the terms of the master are
accepted that he never be flinched from the guns because it is a different show
he is doing. He is not ready to fight with ‘Herald of God’ but advises to open
the gate and let him enter the place (castle) in state. Again the poet refrains
‘It’s the Dreamer whose dreams come true!’
He says he would not give way for an emperor
but hold his road for a king. He would not bow down to the Triple Crown
(Pope, the religious head). He says he is not ready to fight with the Powers of
Air. As a sentry he passes through allowing Draw Bridge fall to enter the lord
of all. As a protector, it is his dream
of a dreamer whose dreams have come true.
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