King Creole
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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