Standards Must Be Maintained

Standards Must Be Maintained

By Elton Camp

Many unworthy persons at Downton Abbey reside
Including insufferable snobs who are hard to abide
The earl can’t manage to keep the finances afloat
His countess, on an aristocratic title does dote

Lady Mary seems to bring the kiss of death to men
Which suitor would ever dare be around her again
An engagement to marry she rules a mistake
If some other prospect her libido does shake

Some, who to becomes her lovers have tried
In some horrible way we learn they have died
The younger daughters, spinsters will remain
So the estate new descendents cannot gain

“Crawley” is a name that describes them well
What the family is really like it seems to tell
The servants seem a bit better sort to me
Yet, many faults in them there are to see

Thomas can’t seem to keep his hands off men
Although it brings him trouble again & again
Bransom didn’t stick to driving of the car
Marrying a Crawley went lots too far

O’Brien is always plotting up some scheme
So she is seldom the person she does seem
Of the valets, cooks, maids and footmen
On them there is little need to begin

Carson is the only one at Downton who’s true
Who works hard and tells others what to do
Aristocratic standards he’ll always maintain
And from unseemly conduct is sure to refrain

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013



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Date: 3/22/2013 7:01:00 PM
Its almost always this way...low man holds it together...no glory...great story
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Date: 3/22/2013 7:15:00 PM
Yep, but this surely depends on reader familiarity with Downton Abbey. This type write is always risky. Thanks for reading. Elton
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