Poetry Report Mandalay by Rudyard Kipling

Mandalay Rudyard Kipling I love this poem. It's one of my favorite poems. I'll tell you about this wonderful piece of literature. This poem is about a soldier from England that was stationed in Mandalay. It was during the rein of Queen Victoria. This soldier fell in love with Burma and a native girl. This poem has many powerful words. In the first stanza Kipling is talking a peaceful place, where he can look lazily …

…how much he wants to go back. He is reminiscing again about this beautiful place. This paradise of hope. Hope for a peaceful life with a maiden that he loves. The wording is powerful. The way he talks about this gorgeous place, its like he doesn't just think its pretty and peaceful. He also admires the place and the people. For him, it's the opposite of London. The opposite of what he grew up on.