Brexit Sonnet No. 28
‘Walketh Not With John’
Grave concerns arise in Worcester's crypt,
Bad King John and Arthur, Prince of Wales
Lie, by hand of history firmly gripped;
Two adjacent souls telling diverse tales.
One a king despite his sibling’s fame,
Magna Carta his reluctant final gift.
The other died unknown, no crown to claim,
His Spanish Bride, a pawn in later rift.
Let not Brexit have a John like fate,
But write a happy close for Arthur’s tale.
Europe bound by marriage to this our state,
No second son, his covetous boat to sail.
So let not youthful Arthur die again,
-Walketh not with John, but with us, Remain.
©Keith Murphy
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