Family Business

No reasonable heir
to take the throne
the king went away sad
and by himself (refusing
rhyme)

The store front where
I stood so many years
watching my father work

Now razed to the ground
sold for too cheap
a price.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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April 28, 2016 at 3:05 PM
Interesting poem...Alan....Linda
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