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All Her Pretty Things

poofy and pretty 
dresses of the royal court
all her pretty things
untouched; the affable king
an ineffectual spouse

2/16/2021

*Teens when they married,
it took Louis XVI seven years
to have sex with his wife.

Copyright © Kim Rodrigues | Year Posted 2021

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Linda Alice Fowler Date: 2/22/2021 2:22:00 PM Beware babes as kings...just sayin' :) Linda Login to Reply

Panagiota Romios Date: 2/19/2021 6:32:00 PM Great poem with a history lesson, Pangie Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/20/2021 6:59:00 AM Thank you, Pangie!

Gershon Wolf Date: 2/17/2021 5:45:00 PM Ooh! This is good, Kim! I love the flow, the wording, the thought.... It's not a-fable that the King is ineffectual. It's a true story... Perfect penning here. Bravo, Gershon Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/17/2021 5:54:00 PM Thank you, Gershon! I watched the Versailles series then Marie Antoinette. History is fascinating.

Janice Canerdy Date: 2/17/2021 1:48:00 PM Well-worded, descriptive tanka--with a strange truth behind it, Kim. Janice Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/17/2021 3:34:00 PM For sure!

Judy Ball Date: 2/17/2021 10:03:00 AM Hmmmm Don't think I better say anything about that. Well done my friend. God Bless, JB Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/17/2021 3:33:00 PM Enough said. :) lol

Sara Kendrick Date: 2/17/2021 8:09:00 AM Interesting information about this king and queen. Enjoyed reading this one today. Your presence at my page is encouraging. Sara Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/17/2021 8:14:00 AM Thank you! God bless you!

David Kavanagh Date: 2/17/2021 6:31:00 AM So much for french kissing, and romance, lol Kim, maybe he was hiding in the closet a bit confused, excellent tanka, cheers David Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/17/2021 6:47:00 AM I think so! Apparently his brother-in-law gave him instructions of how a lock and key work. ;)

Regina Mcintosh Date: 2/17/2021 4:15:00 AM Love this. God bless you with love and prayers, Gina Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/17/2021 4:16:00 AM Thank you, sweet Gina! God bless!

Victor Buhagiar Date: 2/16/2021 10:49:00 PM I wonder where you get these snippets. ~~ Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/17/2021 4:18:00 AM I watched the series Versaille then curious the movie Marie Antoinette. The royals may have had all they wanted but did they?

Robert Lindley Date: 2/16/2021 9:49:00 PM Seven years seems a bit extreme , unless she was hideous to see. O'Louie may have been too busy with a few other maidens. I think I have never written a Tanka. Yours sets imagery and mind to pondering the life of those kings and the court maidens that were always there to--please--... Stay safe my friend. God bless... Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/17/2021 4:21:00 AM I was amazed by Versaille from its beginnings with Louis XIV to the court of Louis XVI.