The Camelot That Was Not

Curses on thee, Geoffery of Monmouth

The Camelot That Was Not

 

By Elton Camp

 

Arthur was a king both wise and good.

He always did exactly what he should.

Sat with his knights at a table round.

Because equality would then abound.

 

Manly, virtuous, kind, tall

These they were, one and all.

And Arthur always kept near

The beautiful queen Guinevere.

 

His knights were in shining armor clad.

The hearts of his subjects they made glad.

Not one of them would ever delay

When a fearsome dragon was to slay.

 

Right at Arthur’s side

Old Merlin did reside.

Another wizard as powerful as he

The whole world would never see.

 

And what is that castle so fair?

It must be Camelot over there.

Any enemy would have to fail

Those steep, high walls to scale.

 

But of this idealized man and place,

Sadly, British history holds no trace.

Geoffery of Monmouth is to blame

For making this most bogus claim.

 

Back when little history I knew,

I blindly assumed it to be true.

Prince Valiant confirmed it all

From the time when I was small.

 

The sad fact I had missed:

Arthur did not ever exist.

I regretted that I misunderstood.

Arthur never lived, but he should.