Kingdom of Sad

The jester played the King's court
In a far away kingdom by a seaport
Many of smiles he did dispense
Letting them laugh at his own expense

But the king stopped laughing at the jest
And the people of the kingdom felt oppressed
The king ordered his men to take him away
To the gallows he went and his head on a tray

Now the kingdom is the Kingdom of Sad
Never again a smile they had
In the sadness love faded away
Thus no new born came their way

The Kingdom of Sad's citizens grew old
Weeping they saw no future unfold
Becoming few and then they were none
All faded away with the setting sun

Now the kingdom once built of clay
Is settled in dust centuries away
The execution of the jester after a while
Destroyed the kingdom for lack of a smile

Bert Jimmerson 2011

Well,I loved this ...it made me happy, at first.It reminded me of myself

but then it hit home with me.after going to a place I thought was home for me.I feel unwelcome.I feel like the Jester in my Kingdom of Sad.

*hugs*


Please feel free to post your write, in The Clean Cove.

Nice . . . . . . Bert

Thanks. Just keep smiling and everything will be alright.

Nice write.... interesting tale.

Ahhh... but the Jester is more powerful than the King. It's the little things in life, something as simple as a smile that keeps the kingdom thriving. The king was so wrapped up in his own power that he overlooked the little things that truly bonds all together.

Thanks guys.

Now if you can remember 50's sitcoms.

Yeah, I'm afraid to dig too far in my brain. I may hurt something in there.

Grand words Bert. . . . . Words with meaning and not mindless rhyme.




Your handle on the site should of been. (WORDWIZARD)

Thank you kindly tazz

Indeed sir my personal honor.

Thanks Up.