Royals I have 'Known'!

ROYALS I HAVE 'KNOWN'!

 

This one was remote and very old;

I knew he wore a crown of gold,

But he was a 'Grandpa man' to me,

Though I knew that he was ROYALTY!

This one was a hero in the War;

He stayed through London's bomb furore.

His stutter showed fragility

But, nevertheless, he was ROYALTY!

This was the great romantic bit!

Prince Philip was a tremendous hit

And she was all 'Princess' to me.

Oh yes! This was ROYALTY!

 

This one never felt quite right

Though she was a pretty doll alright.

Something was not as it should be

But, even so, they were ROYALTY!

This one? Who knows? Do they stand a chance

Of getting it right in the royal dance?

I trust they both live happily

Pretending they're not ROYALTY!

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TOO NEAR THE SUN!

(Written at the height of the Credit Crunch, which is still lingering!)

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There once was a Wall Street Banker who had an unusual name,

One held by a Greek from mythology, whose fate ended up the same.

Icarus, Greek risk-taker, planned to fly very high,

So he built himself some mythical wings to lift himself up to the sky.

He made the wings and he flew with them; all he thought of was success,

But the wings were faulty, he soon found out; soon he was in distress.

There was wax in the wings' construction, a fact he had ignored,

And the wax began to melt away the nearer the sun he soared.

He finally fell in the ocean, which certainly served him right;

He fell because he'd been aiming at far too great a height.

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Icarus, Wall Street Banker, also aimed for the sun,

He desired to be nearer to the gold, higher than anyone.

His 'wings' too were faulty; they melted as he flew;

And, falling, he realised, at last, that punishment was due.

Icarus, Wall Street Banker, down, down, down he fell!

But what makes me quite livid is.....

He fell on ME as well!

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P.S.

This was the group photo taken at the ending of the 'Short and Sweet' Festival. I am the little person in the white blouse behind the check shirt. I was a little terrified of working with such young people at first but I ended up really enjoying their company.