The Evil Duchess

The evil duchess of New York
Ate not but fancy pies of pork.
She scraped her knife, she scraped her fork;
She should have learned to use a cork,
Because a time ago in Maine,
She stuffed her face too full one night.
She gave her prince a jolting fright,
Left others writhing in delight,
To finally see her highness slain.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Lindley Avatar
September 15, 2014 at 9:12 AM
Big congrats on your fine win!!
Meier-Hans Avatar
September 15, 2014 at 8:04 AM
Congratulations Nicole. Very well done.
Mehta Avatar
September 15, 2014 at 1:35 AM
Congrats on the top win, Nicole
Petersen Potter Avatar
September 12, 2014 at 2:47 PM
Wow! Way to cool, Nicole! I liked the story and the nice rhymes too. Enjoyed it! It has a dark edge humor to it, but still sounds and reads humorous to me more than anything. I smiled here and there reading it. Best to you! xxx D.
Halliday Avatar
September 11, 2014 at 5:59 PM
Interesting. Is this a playful spoof of a real person?
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