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THE JESTER

Jester jingles
with madcap medusa-bells,
dressed in melodic-motley uniform.
A sea of foamy frills
frame the famed renaissance storyteller,
a creature feature
of phantasm for frightened children.
His ghost-white face
with comedic war paint.

Highly educated,
acts the fool,
preaching to the pompadour.
Folly finds the frolicking ear
of the entertained king,
even at the news of sinking ships.

The king’s delighted,
as balls lollygag around his throne room,
and pins dance before his eyes.
Mesmerized, hypnotized,
spirals spry and smiling.
Claps his cacophonous hands.
The puppet court amplifies the sound.

The buffoon’s very wise,
buried behind his makeup.
His strings
control the crown.

Royally screws the court
with tasteless remarks
and they bow over in laughter.

In the backroom formulates his investment plan.
Jester jingles,
of drama and lies,
of liberties and surprise.

8/3/2017
Kai Neumann’s Jester Contest
1st Place

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