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The Queen is dead, Long Live the King -- Really?

Josh
Joshua Bond
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Poetry Contest

Your thoughts on 'Royalty'
Triggered by the Queen's death this week after 70 years on the throne, and be ye royalist or anti-royalist or couldn't-care-less, I'd like to hear your take on the royal household.

* New poem
* Less than 200 words
* No extreme content
* You've got 3 weeks
* I'll judge the winner


Josh
Joshua Bond
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Villanelle Nr.23 — Reviewing the Queen and Us

Josh (Joshua Bond)
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MY  NON-ENTRY





Jordan
D.O.C.
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The Hairie Queene

or
 
Speak Ill of the Dead Who Deserve It
 
"Every queen sits on a throne -- atop her hemorrhoids." -- the king of poets    
 
*
 
The pedigreed Queen Shih Tzu shining sits
upon her throne attended by court fools,
all privy chamberers arrayed in glitz  
who train Her Highness with the privy stools;
their business being to obey these rules
all privy hours of the day or night
should "Hairiana" crowned in privy jewels
command the stools to serve her appetite:
To be but not unblessed should "Good Shihtz" bite;
To be but not unpressed should "Sweet Shihtz" champ;
To be but not undressed should "Shihtzy" tight
but lewdly on the privy parts hard clamp;
To keep but ever stiff the upper lip
should sharply Shihtzy shihtzu-faced heads rip.
 
*
 
a dedication of Respect
for
the enlightened democracy --
if you know of any
 
a revolving helios sonnet spenserian/menippean satire
 
september, 2022 -- yet the only government worse than a monarchy
a democracy of the uninformed --  
excepting, of course, a theocracy like the United States of America
               
Written by Jordan (D.O.C.)
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robert43041
Viking
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Chuckie

So Charles takes over
Sad day all around.
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Josh
Joshua Bond
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Thank you Jordan and Robert for kicking off the comp.

lepperochan
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Not so much a wind of change, more a light breeze

(!)

there'll be new stamps
money too
and those of that persuasion
will hang king Charles
where the queen used to be

free Derry, will still be free

whatever that means
in this century


(!)

seems crystal clear
god spares no one
despite the song
and proclamations

a lesson learned
for those of us
who bend, bow
and make a fuss

(!)

I will not deny a slight sadness
at the news of her passing
she, of all the kings and queens
was a queen,

Casted_Runes
Mr Karswell
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The Firm

Presided over nature tamed
and kept within its ken.
A stone’s throw from Hyde Park,
a long approach, and barriers assumed
as much as planted in the ground.

And what was it she came to figurehead?
A ratfish nest of racial purity,
sexual perversion, egotistical
ravings of men in tailcoats,
and gussied blandishments of wives.
Written by Casted_Runes (Mr Karswell)
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Josh
Joshua Bond
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Thank you Lepp and Casted Runes for entering the comp - nicely done.

slipalong
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Succession for inspection

They came to crowd beside the gates
half-mast the flag, it spelled the news
gripped the spirit with a gust
in disbelief. Her son would fill her shoes

The carpet with its corner up
where scandal hides
 one son that holds a stench non can mask
the cracks that hold but still divide

Stern faced the monarchy, must be preserved
and by gods hand, underpin the loss
the pomp of braid, its march incessant stirs
a pyramid of golden dross

Divorced by wealth, that birth has dealt
with common touch they stand aloof
but in that mint, an uncut diamond grew
and thro' the flames, proved she was fireproof

 The final gift she gave
an heir to bear the heavy crown
a river flows beside the Thames
subjects.  believe that loyalty cannot be put down

 in that silent homage, shouts a want
 tsunami of regard other nations undertook
with jealousy, the theatre of pomp
 British royals garbed in black, just like a rook

 inwardly screamed and beat their chests
but that continuum will never rest
dark jokers' card will play its part
the anthem solemn for us Britton's we are blessed

 War and time have honed that chain
and Charles the third his passage was ordained
the house of Windsor ramparts, bastions so strong
oak like Nelson's fleet, ever sailing on



 

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dejure
vick
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sovereignty...

  

   
   
where's
the democracy
in a monarchy
how could
another human
be better by birth?
while one strives
just for survival

yet another
freeloader sits
on the throne
   
what's a freedom
in a monarchy
why can't
a monarch  
chose love
and be respected?
   
maybe
sovereignty
comes with
a price

   
   
 
 
 
 
Written by dejure (vick)
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Grace
IDryad
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All Hail the Conquering Heroes

white Rani
pale face
peering out
into the glare of a tropical sun

pretty face
framed by brown hair
looking at ill people
in a hospital named after her

they couldn't pronounce her name
Elizabeth
so she was Lizabet
many brown girls
carry her name

some hated her people
for reasons best known to them
how dare they
white man, go home
leave us alone

her people left one day
hip hip hurrah
and all that rot
leaving puddles of disarray

pinky turned up to drink tea
from cracked bamboo joints
curtsies learnt
songs hummed
London Bridge....
flipped pages of history

longing faces
turned towards
the 'home' country
of castles and carriages
and everything within
wistful hearts long for queenly
hats shoes and gowns


Idiots ...its simmering hot here


thank you, ma'am
it was the birth of a new era
chaotic but necessary
and here we be

Farewell Queen
Long Live the King!
May you rule well
with all that she had.
Written by Grace (IDryad)
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Josh
Joshua Bond
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Thank you slipalong, dejure and Grace for your entries.

mysteriouslady
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Royal Assholes

Ding dong, the Queen is dead
May she rest in peace, or penance

Too bad Princess Diana wasnt present
She got a raw deal
by some royal assholes


wallyroo92
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Old Traditions in the Modern Era

 
I don’t know much about royalty or monarchy
I’ve never been a loyal subject to a king or a queen
Everything I’ve read about in the history books
Seemed so foreign to me (if you know what I mean)

I do understand about responsibility and duty
Of stoicism and endurance through difficult times
Now that this second Elizabethan age comes to an end
Many pays their respects waiting in endless lines

I have to say I do admire a strong resilient matriarch
The troubles and tribulations that mostly went unseen
Perhaps the strength and longevity attributed to this
Were the well wishes of “long live the queen”

But as I said, I don’t know much about monarchy
Customs seem rooted deep in the fabric in society
Some beliefs are embedded at the core of a people
And the queen always showed respect and propriety

I send my condolences to a family, to a nation
For a monarch in which the likes I’ve never seen
For old traditions kept in this new modern era
For in the memory of the living she’ll always be queen

Charles…
Well, I think many of us are still sad about the Diana
Then again, we all move forward and can’t be stuck
He has some big shoes to fill and a legacy to build
But at his age, all I can say is...good luck Chuck
Written by wallyroo92
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Josh
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Thank you mysterious ldy and Wally for your entries  :))

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