The Jester On the Throne

A Prince of Life—A Prince of Death,
  two courts for him to flee

One horse disappears under a ransomed
 moon,
  —a drawbridge now unseen

Eyes close tight and turn within,
  all royalty disowned

As the King calls once and the Queen 
  calls twice,
  —the Jester on the throne

(Villanova Pennsylvania: December, 2016)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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