Sir Bill and Queen Doyla

A poem for my brother-in-law who lives in Australia for his 60th birthday.

Sir Bill and Queen Doyla

By Stan Morris

 

Now brave Sir Bill was a valiant knight; the protector of Queen Doyla.

The Queen was a very creative type (as long as she had a Crayola.)

The kingdom was threatened by a knavely gnome named Lib Earl.

A long haired hippo and oh so bulky, but his long hair had a nice curl.

 

Sir Bill slew a terrible, fearsome dragon whose name was Terrible Briss

Briss’ Bane was Bill’s sword and when swung it made a showy hiss.

But Earl heard it and followed Bill home from the Land of fair California.

Asked how found the knight’s home, Earl boasted “Ah, trailed ya!”

 

Sir Bill drew his sword and said to Earl, “Be gone from the Queen’s land.”

Earl snorted, lifted his palm, and said, “Ha! Talk to the hand.”

So the battle began, they fought through the day and on into the next.

And the next, and the next, and the next and the next, and the next.

 

Sir Bill stopped and groaned to himself, “I’m not quite as young as I was.”

Lib Earl dropped his sword, panting aloud, and held his head; all abuzz.

Sir Bill remarked to the loathsome knave, “Earl, thou hast a stout heart.”

Earl said, “I owed it to the low dose aspirin I steal from Walmart.”

 

Queen Doyla showed up bringing a tart, this to appease their hunger.

Eyes wide, sadly Earl muttered, “I really thought she’d be younger.”

Reviews

[sakshi arora]

its amazing i fall short of words to appreciate it

[Rahul]

Theme's great, it's an enjoyable write and i liked this.

[Imara]

Ahahaha! I love that ending line, made me smile the whole way through. Great Job again!

[roarke]

yeah, so what was the tart's name???

Stan, Stan, Stan..... I hope you dropped bread crumbs or blue pills to find yer way back.

My kinda gonzo writing, three thumbs up.... out of two.....

[Stan]

I wondered how many would catch the double entendre.

[Holly Mason]

I was so tongue tied reading this truly clever
crayola,wal-mart,thought she'd be younger
so many unique touches in this write
I truly enjoyed
thank you for your whimsical tale