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The King of Sanctimonious

The King of Sanctimonious
Perched high upon his throne-ious
Clothed in purple pious-ness
Admired his own self-righteous-ness

The Queen of Sanctimonious
Tired of the King's baloney-ous
When he counts his hoards of money
To him, sweeter than his honey

In a court that wasn't courteous
The Queen cried, "you're oblivious!"
But he wasn't aware, nor did he care
He'd become a Royal hypocrite

Day after day, he counted each coin
The ritual put a flutter in his groin
Reveling in his Royal room
Soon became his tomb of gloom

The Royal epitaph was no baloney-ous
When the king was found
 'Tis said he drowned
In a fermented bottle of loneliness

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Stephen Kilmer

Date: 10/1/2013 5:53:00 PM

This was the first poem I believe I read by you and I can only say it gets better with every read. Great satire. And that is not "baloney-ous"! Love it. thanks Karen for opening my eyes. ~Kilmer

Karen Anglesey
Date: 10/1/2013 8:07:00 PM

Thanks for visiting again. Glad you enjoyed my 'baloney-ous'. And thank you for just being you :)

Danesh Morgan

Date: 9/2/2013 9:49:00 PM

Man that's one mean selfish cork! you captured it so well now its in my favourite. . ha ha ha

Karen Anglesey
Date: 9/3/2013 6:30:00 AM

Danesh... thank you and glad you like it :)

Just That Archaic Poet

Date: 8/19/2013 9:41:00 PM

OMG this is like, uber, super clever as all hell. I am officially jealous of you; this poem is incredible. Damn, I wish I had written this! Absolutely KILLER!

Danesh Morgan
Date: 9/2/2013 9:50:00 PM

me not jealous just envious !

Karen Anglesey
Date: 8/19/2013 10:55:00 PM

You are so right. It is clever...and I am glad I wrote it although I thought it was quite idiotic at the time. I am glad you are so enthused. ha ha thank you very much !

Stephen Kilmer

Date: 7/26/2013 7:04:00 PM

Your killing me. This is great! Oh what a poem. So true. Thanks Karen for making me laugh. Kilmer

Karen Anglesey
Date: 7/26/2013 7:12:00 PM

Stephen, thank you for enjoying my stab at satire. Have a great evening :)

Monterey Sirak

Date: 6/20/2013 6:16:00 AM

Loved it. Fun to read

Karen Anglesey
Date: 6/22/2013 10:40:00 AM

Monterey, thank you for the nice comment. :)

Sasha Maharaj

Date: 6/19/2013 8:51:00 AM

Arr lesson to be learned here :) awesome poem

Karen Anglesey
Date: 6/19/2013 8:53:00 AM

Sasha, thank you for the comments. :)

Debbie Duncan

Date: 6/17/2013 9:45:00 PM

awesome write,, thought I read it before, thank you for liking my Delights ;}

Karen Anglesey
Date: 6/18/2013 10:41:00 AM

Debbie, thank you for the comments :)

Len Gasun

Date: 6/17/2013 9:05:00 AM

This is another fascinating write of yours which dazzled me this evening my dear friend Karen. I love and I extremely enjoyed your story. Thank you so much for sharing! More power and blessings! love lots and big hugs, Leonora

Karen Anglesey
Date: 6/17/2013 4:02:00 PM

Leonora, thank you for such inspiring comments. Hugs to you and have a beautiful evening :)

Eileen Manassian

Date: 6/15/2013 10:17:00 AM

WOW! How amazing is this. I loved how you played with words, Karen! Lovely! Thanks for your visit to my work! I appreciate every kind word. :)

Karen Anglesey
Date: 6/16/2013 6:35:00 PM

Eileen, thank you for the nice comment. Your poetry is wonderful. :)

Yanny Widjanarko

Date: 6/11/2013 4:12:00 AM

This poem is so classic but full of quality, you are really a poet with one of a kind talent , I really enjoyed to read yours in my afternoon :D hug, Yanny

Karen Anglesey
Date: 6/11/2013 7:05:00 AM

Yanny, I am elated that you are entertained by this poem. Thank you for the kind comments... hugs to you :)

Audrey Haick

Date: 6/8/2013 7:15:00 PM

Well said, Karen...Love the imagery, style and flow of this...Mr. Sanctimonious needs a mirror. Hope your weekend's beautiful, Karen and thank you for visiting! Love, Annalise

Karen Anglesey
Date: 6/9/2013 9:42:00 AM

Annalise, thank you for the lovely comments. HAve a lovely day :)

Justin Bordner

Date: 6/2/2013 2:48:00 PM

Tastey angst in this write Karen - your anger is Hot! Your voice is excites - J.A.B. %

Karen Anglesey
Date: 6/5/2013 8:26:00 PM

WOW...Justin thank you !

Sara Kendrick

Date: 6/1/2013 2:22:00 PM

That applies to many who are not rich in worldly goods even..I got a few chuckles..Enjoyed reading this one today..Thanks for the visit to my work..I am going to fav this one..Sara

Karen Anglesey
Date: 6/1/2013 2:42:00 PM

Sara, thank you for visiting. I appreciate your insightful comments :)

Juli- Michelle

Date: 5/30/2013 11:57:00 PM

An enjoyable read. Well written story into rhyme:my favorite. Thank you for commenting on my poetry today. You are very kind :) hope to read more soon!

Karen Anglesey
Date: 6/1/2013 2:42:00 PM

Juli-Michelle, thank you for enjoying :)

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 5/30/2013 8:32:00 AM

I enjoyed reading this one again. Have a great day.

Karen Anglesey
Date: 5/30/2013 7:30:00 PM

hank you for visiting again

Heather Ober

Date: 5/28/2013 7:19:00 AM

That last line is killer! Clever, funny, and so full of little stabs of truth. I love the way your mind works!

Karen Anglesey
Date: 5/29/2013 4:53:00 PM

Thank you Heather, I like the little stabs at truth also. :)

Ravi Sathasivam

Date: 5/27/2013 11:39:00 PM

Excellent. Very creative write. Enjoyed. Tfs

Karen Anglesey
Date: 5/29/2013 4:52:00 PM

I'm glad you enjoyed reading and thank you for the comment. :)

Isaiah Zerbst

Date: 5/27/2013 2:41:00 PM

Haha! Clever, creative, funny!

Karen Anglesey
Date: 5/27/2013 5:05:00 PM

Thank you very much Isaiah :)

Shadow Hamilton

Date: 5/27/2013 10:13:00 AM

humorous deep and very cleverly written Linda

Karen Anglesey
Date: 5/27/2013 12:18:00 PM

Linda, thank you for the positive comment. Have a great day :)

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 5/25/2013 4:36:00 PM

If you were stabbing you definately hit your mark.

Karen Anglesey
Date: 5/25/2013 6:48:00 PM

There are times when unexplainable things pop into my head ...ha ha

Harry Horsman

Date: 5/25/2013 9:49:00 AM

love your poem and the wholesome message it delivers...

Karen Anglesey
Date: 5/25/2013 9:50:00 AM

Thankyou harry, much appreciated :)

Kim Van Breda

Date: 5/24/2013 6:19:00 AM

Loved the way you put these comparatives and often true words together. Great Poem

Karen Anglesey
Date: 5/24/2013 5:35:00 PM

Kim, thank you for the positive response and I appreciate your thoughtful comment. :)

Nato Calubiran

Date: 5/24/2013 2:30:00 AM

Good Poem-Ous. hey wait... oh nevermind

Karen Anglesey
Date: 5/24/2013 5:34:00 PM

Nato, thankyou very much :)

Timothy Hicks

Date: 5/23/2013 11:46:00 PM

A lot of clever word play here... along with great morals to boot. That last stanza really got to me... it makes me want to NEVER become like that man. Beautifully crafted, Karen!

Karen Anglesey
Date: 5/24/2013 5:34:00 PM

Timothy, Thank you for your detailed response. I agree ! :)