Castle hassle

• Matthew Thomas, Grade 8
• Poetry
• 2004

The year is 1495
The situation bleak
Half the castle's falling down
And all the wine casks leak.

The king, he now is lying dead
Suspicious circumstances
From the arsenic found inside him
The cook clearly took no chances.

For he has loved the queen for years
The queen has loved him back
Their plans to be together
Are almost right on track.

The castle's now in turmoil
With people running amok
Even trouble in the outhouse
Where the jester's buttocks are stuck!