The Deathly Queen

The love story doesn't always go as planed.

The Queen is supposed to hold the crown,
While the Jester throws his bauble. 
She holds beauty only the Jester sees;
They hold a relationship that could never be possible. 

When the Jester is called to the Kinds throne,
he then becomes ever so shy to set eyes on the beauty.
The poor Jester begins to despise making himself a fool.
The King orders him away, and now he is left with no pawn.

Evening after evening, he sees the Queen's eyes light up with joy,
The more he sings, the more she laughs,
The Queen thinks to herself, "I'm beginning to love this boy".

If only she could show him how much he means to her.

The Jester began to lose faith in his love for the Queen.
He sat in his room, debating whether to leave.
The door finally opened and he almost could not believe
The Queen, dressed in rags, was just as beautiful as she could be.

She knew it would be difficult to see him,
but she promised him to visit whenever possible.
He could'nt stop smiling. He put his hands on her waist,
and planted a kiss on her sweet lips, gentle and ever so chaste. 

Author's Note

This was written a long time ago, and I thought I would share it.

Reviews

[Jonathan J Sisson]

I like this poem, its a nice twist on the courtly love troupe that was so popular in the medieval times. Instead of a knight that would never dare to kiss the lips of his queen, we have a jester that moves towards that very goal. I like the fact that at the end, the queen seems ready to leave behind the king and all of the things she should want to be with the silly "boy".

At least that was my interpretation.

[Coyote Poetry]

I enjoyed the story in the poem. I like the hope and struggle in the words. I liked the positive ending. Nice when the Jester can have a happy ending. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.'
Coyote