I've eaten from Her Majesty's lunch box!

Oh! I've done a terrible, an awful thing.

I've eaten from Her Majesty's lunch box!

The jewel-encrusted lid of the

keeper of the most royal foodstuffs

was so quickly lifted,

lifted,

lifted...

...lifted...

Before I knew it, all of the kiwi and watermelon,

all of the guava and pineapple,

all of the mango and carambola,

even the standard-plated napkins,

were gone.

Used up by a mere commoner - 

Oh! the shame, the bother.

I shan't ever be invited to Her Majesty's royal company again!

I've gone and done it this time - 

I've eaten from Her Majesty's lunch box!

And now, without my head, 

I shan't ever eat from it again!

Reviews

[Anti Phalanx]

This is an interesting one. It's simple enough to be able to look at it in a few ways and keep you thinking about, which I like very much so. My initial thought about it was the idea that a easy or simple mistake in the wrong place or such can lead to severe consequences, much like saying the wrong thing to a friend who then proceeds to overreact drastically or making a spelling mistake on an English test and having the teacher flip because of it. Just one of the ways you could look at it though I suppose. Also I read this in a ridiculously pompous, camp British accent, I hope you intended for this to happen.

[Daniel Sutheran]

I actually wrote this poem in the voice of a very, very well-spoken serving man, so that'll do just fine. Thank you!

[DoormanDan]

This is quite something here!(I mean that in a good way). The title alone is probably the funniest poem title I've ever seen! Good job!

[Daniel Sutheran]

Thank you, Dan. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[Samoda]

I like this piece. I read it, then I went to your profile and saw that you're from England. I thought the repetition was on point and placed just at the right spot in flow of the poem. however I do have a question, Is the term eating from the queen's lunch box already in existence? If so, what does it mean? or if this was a euphemism you created, can I ask what the exact meaning is?
Thanks for sharing your wonderful work

[Daniel Sutheran]

Thank you for you kind comment. As far as I know, "eating from Her Majesty's lunch box" is original and doesn't have any other connotations. I wanted to capture the silliness and nonsense of the traditional English stereotype. That being said, a lot of people have given their own interpretations of the phrase, and the meaning has become a lot more ambiguous and interesting henceforth. Besides, it's not up to me to tell you the exact meanings, haha.

[Samoda]

Nice! thank you.

[Brian M. Peeples]

While reading this, I felt as though I was reading a poem from medieval England, but at the same time, it reminded me of a fairy tale from the Grimm's collection. It was interesting, and I really like reading this poem. :)

[Daniel Sutheran]

Thank you, Brian. I'm glad you got a sense the older times, as I had that image in mind. I wanted to produce a sort of nonsensical Chaucer, but whether that worked is another story, haha.

[Tim]

Hmm? I like it as a humorous poem although I expected to find out her majesty was really your sister and you were being sarcastic. I suppose I read too much into it. Good poem though.

[Daniel Sutheran]

Thank you for your comment, your interpretations are really interesting, haha. Although this is a "nonsense" poem with a different meaning, it's new to look at it from this perspective.