A King Upon His Throne

• Henry Heather, Grade 10
• Poetry
• 2015

Once upon a time,
In a land far from mine.
A king sat upon his throne,
In a land he called his own.
He had a question in his mind,
“A new queen shall I find?”
But in his distant gaze he did see,
A figure who brought him to a knee.
With beauty he had never witnessed,
Which this ‘princess charming’ possessed.
A golden ring he did slip on her finger,
Hoping that they would not linger.
But 90 days later wrapped in formal attire,
“Will you marry thy and live with each other to admire?”