FIT FOR THE KING or THE WEDDING RING –...

FIT FOR THE KING or THE WEDDING RING– Tumbling Verse (SunWE) & Shadow Poetry (Mindful Poetry)

The tumbling verse

Fit for the King to converse

With his ladies diverse

Until desire perverse

Cuts off their pretty heads.

Not a tear he sheds

A younger damsel he beds

‘cause he’s the King.

The wedding ring

He does bring,

Although with a sting:

This bonny King

Will kill for a fling!

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Bernard C. Sep 8, 2012, 3:44am UTC

Henry the eighth...has a ring to it.. Amusing piece :-)

Thanks for sharing and submitting to
The Surreal Circus.

Irina Dimitric Sep 9, 2012, 4:29am UTC

Glad you enjoyed the colourful Henry VIII.

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JOHN BECK Sep 8, 2012, 6:35am UTC

You did the tumbling verse with meaningful continuity, Irina. Good one.

Irina Dimitric Sep 9, 2012, 4:32am UTC

Your expert opinion means a lot to me, John. Thanks for giving my tumbling verse a stamp of approval.

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wendy st. john-devereaux Sep 8, 2012, 7:43am UTC

nicely one

henry VIII is on of my fav historical characters...

blessings

Irina Dimitric Sep 9, 2012, 4:35am UTC

Thanks, Wendy. Yes, Henry VIII is a very interesting historical figure.

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Brian Benson Sep 8, 2012, 9:19am UTC

Nicely done, Presidents and Kings, share similar things...have a great weekend...B

Irina Dimitric Sep 9, 2012, 4:36am UTC

Thank you so much, Brian.

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Len Maxwell Sep 8, 2012, 11:53am UTC

Quite a nice piece of writing.

Thanks for sharing with The Triple Name Club.

Irina Dimitric Sep 9, 2012, 4:37am UTC

Thank you so much, Len.

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Doug Westberg Sep 8, 2012, 12:11pm UTC

Wow! Very nicely done! Thanks for sharing with Depression and Creativity!

Irina Dimitric Sep 9, 2012, 4:39am UTC

I'm so pleased you're pleased. Thank you so much for the WOW, Doug.

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Ann Marcaida Sep 8, 2012, 1:48pm UTC

I agree with Wendy-- this definitely sounds like Henry the Eighth! Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Thanks for sharing with Gather's Luminous Writers and Artists. Featured.

Irina Dimitric Sep 9, 2012, 4:49am UTC

Murderous Henry VIII of course. Thank God absolute monarchy is a thing of the past. Or does it still exist anywhere in the world?

Thanks for the feature, Ann, much appreciated.

jay o Sep 9, 2012, 4:57am UTC

One place at least. That little country inside South Africa. I think he has a couple dozen wives.

Saudi Arabia

North Korea

Zimbabwe

No matter what they call it.

Liked your poem.:)

Irina Dimitric Sep 9, 2012, 8:25am UTC

Thanks, jay, yes of course, I thought of those countries later, too.

Glad you liked my poem.

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Pam Brittain Sep 8, 2012, 3:57pm UTC

Yikes! I don't usually understand poetry, but this one - YIKES!

Irina Dimitric Sep 9, 2012, 4:52am UTC

I thought you liked gory stuff;)

Pam Brittain Sep 9, 2012, 3:19pm UTC

I don't really like gory stuff, but I really liked this one.

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A. F. Stewart Sep 8, 2012, 7:10pm UTC

A delightfully dark verse of kings.

Irina Dimitric Sep 9, 2012, 4:53am UTC

I knew you'd enjoy it.

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Ms Lee P. Sep 10, 2012, 1:36pm UTC

Bad king! Bad King! Bad King! However, it's a nice poem.

Irina Dimitric Sep 11, 2012, 1:37am UTC

Thanks, Ms Lee.

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Susan Budig - Mindful Poet Sep 18, 2012, 12:22am UTC

Delightful, satire. Just right, Irina.

Your Skeltonic Verse appears at Mindful Poetry.

For others to learn more about this form of poetry, visit Doug Westberg's column in Sunday's Writing Essential.

Irina Dimitric Sep 18, 2012, 6:09am UTC

Thank you so much, Susan.

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