The Jester
A Prince of Life,
A Prince of Death,
two courts for him to flee
One horse disappears under a
ransomed moon,
a drawbridge now unseen
Eyes close tight
and turn within,
all royalty disowned
As the King calls once
and the Queen calls twice
—the Jester on the throne
(Villanova Pennsylvania: December, 2016)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on June 20, 2019
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 292 |
Words | 53 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 1 |
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