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The Kingdom of the Passing Thought

The kingdom of the passing thought Isn't hard to find It's settled in a distant dust Where things are out of mind It sits, sometimes within our sight Quite softly in the sand With castles made of yellow leaves On avenues unplanned The king is large in every case And knows each subject's name He spends his time rewriting notes From tigers he can't tame The queen, in constant laughter Aims arrows at the priests And swears by all that's holy To tolerate retreats Crown princes, twelve in number Count cadence 'til they're crowned And each one whispers loudly I am the most renowned Standing on a stained glass chair The princess was amiss Pondering the many frogs She might have to kiss The duke of develish doings Stood sadly at the gate Announcing to his squire I think we've come too late The squire, after signing in Decided then to leave His back was turned upon the crowd He had aces up his sleeve Six dancing knights were on the hill Defending sacred scrolls They waved their flags most frantically Wearing armor made of coals Nine ladies from the court came by And said they would bring suit Against unpleasant peasants For handling the fruit Ten jesters who had never smiled Began to sing a song Chiding the company choir For refusing to sing along The itinerant musicians Who lost their instruments Played etudes, fugues and polkas While hiding in their tents Considering the lillies Standing stately on the pond The wizard stroked a callous cheek And waved a nervous wand The little folk who lived nearby Kept watching wild events Claiming to be the first to know This whole thing makes no sense

Copyright © April 2000 Gene Dixon

Additional Notes:
There are many more inhabitants in this kingdom. They keep popping up at the oddest hours! Know any?


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