The Return of the Gay Knight

For my satire group, and for Will; a fairy tale

To a fanfare of horns
The young knight returned
With a tale of slain dragons to tell
The princesses blushed
And the old queen flushed
And the gay knights were happy as well

He had cast down his cross
From the height of his hoss
And left the thing there where it fell
For the great and the good
Were in need of the wood
To stoke up the fires of hell

He’d only been back for a moment before
He was begging a poke with a pardon
And a giggle, and “Push!”
From a quivering bush
Could be heard from the end of the garden

No need for a graven memorial stone
Or the ring of a funeral bell
The young knight was back
And well up for the crack
And all in the kingdom was well

© Gail Foster 2016

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 9/2/2016 7:02:00 PM
Funny mate very funny haha haha still laughing :)
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Date: 6/11/2016 7:25:00 AM
This is excellent - I enjoyed reading this piece... Very well written. :)
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Gail Foster
Date: 6/13/2016 7:02:00 PM
Thanks, Lucas. It was fun to write. All the best to you.
Date: 6/11/2016 5:27:00 AM
I adore your creative and entertaining write. Imagination and cleverness both shine thru. Well done ... CayCay
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Date: 6/13/2016 7:01:00 PM
Thank you very much, CayCay, I'm glad you liked it.
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