Passages and plays
Passages and plays
Gone now is all reason,
as if she needed any more
A princess awakens lonely,
just like in days of yore
Her prince left much earlier,
through a gargoyled secret door,
Its passage led to lower levels,
walls curved round toward
Gone now is all reason,
as if she needed any more
The stable lad followed him,
and came back covered in straw
No idea how he got there,
she turned to face the floor
And as her gait grew longer,
ghostly figures start to show
Gone now is all reason,
as if she needed any more,
The kids lay in bed ailing,
red faces appeared galore
Instead of firing the embers,
she powdered up her nose
Children rolled on hills outside,
taking turns as well as goes
Gone now is all reason,
as if she needed any more
The butler cried silently,
for he knew each of their flaws
As the princess regained her poise,
the prince came out all gay
Reading the paper smiling,
“I see war’s declared today”
In the end there is no reason,
makes more sense anyway
Fresh eggs taste best for breakfast,
when the rooster’s on a tray
They all sat down and mimed,
no one dared give the game away
When masquerades seem over,
charades are simpler to play
By David Kavanagh
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David Kavanagh
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