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In nineteen thirty five, in the eighth of January 
His kingship first saw light in Tupelo, Mississippi 
Under the Capricorn, there he met the sun shining 
The rising Sagittarius graced the light of his beginning 

Somewhere in the ghetto, he was raised and learned to sing 
In the fierceness of the storm, he learned hard to spread his wing
In the darkness of the day, he learned to live and learned to fight 
But it was in his music that he saw his brightest light 

Where the saddle of his horse was then waiting, wild and free 
He rode on to find his fate in Memphis Tennessee 
Never did he know that one day, he would be king 
He climbed the ladder to his throne in his fair days of spring 

Heartbreak hotel, his fate riddled with spell 
All shook up, King Creole, the sky had served him well 
Aloha from Hawaii, the whole world had seen his charm 
Viva Las Vegas, the world embraced him tight and warm 

But wise men always said that only the fools rush in 
The rising of his name was as fast as world in spin 
The tolling of the bell turned the summer into fall 
Bright star fell from the sky that brought gloom in hearts of all 

A dusk in time, in summer's fall, the whole world was all in daze 
In the blowing of the wind, a lonely tune had come to craze
The darkness of the night eclipsed the brightness of the day 
In the absence of his queen, the mighty king had come to lay 

Many years since he passed, his greatness still holds his crown 
Time esteems the sage of reign, his name gleams in dusk and dawn 
In the bleak of his absence, his songs didn't cease to earn 
For, his kingdom always stays in the loving hearts that yearn 

May 13, 2023 

A Brian Strand Premiere No 1217 Poetry Contest (3rd place) 
Sponsored By: Brian Strand

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