Royalty Rules ~~ a Poem for dVerse Poetics
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| Eugene Delacroix Women of Algiers in their Apartment 1834, Oil on Canvas |
We came that day, not quite announced
They had been warned, or better told
Told that we were coming, coming to
interview them and interact as we could
When we rang the doorbell we had a surprise
A gentleman greeted us and invited us
to come in. He was finely dressed, jewelry,
and jeweled earrings as well. Wearing a blue
vest, perhaps thinking that would have
meaning with us. It didn't mean a doggone
thing except he must be paid royally too.
He didn't stay long, winked and said "bye bye"
Not knowing what to say nor where we stood
we asked the lady with the long hair if she
were expecting us. She said kind of, her
man, she called him that, had called. Nothing
Nothing but to dress nicely and to be nice as
well to us. Three ladies and two men might
have been scary for them but it did not so
seem to be. Did she give us the wrong idea?
The lady in the middle grabbed the first one
by the leg and clasped it tightly. Assurance?
The woman on the left opened an eye and
batted her eye, what was she expecting?
Quickly the lady in the middle took charge,
gave us a rundown on the deal. The king by
religion can only have four wives, he has six,
Jenny here and I are excess, Norma guards us
The excess and Norma can be given for a day
or so to visiting men of rank in their country
as a token of the charity of the king. Norma
is official number four, waiting for her divorce
When he came to our country and courted us
we willingly said yes, who would not? But
really we don't have a life, mostly sit around
and perhaps read. Charley you met takes care
of the kids. Jenny has three, and I have two
They are good kids and are getting a good
education. Charley and his helpers do fine
with them. You will have to go now, our man
said to spend twenty minutes and that is all
He still loves us and protects us well, Charley,
now whispering, he's behind the door. Sorry
we could have told more but your time is up.
Bye bye
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posted by Jim @ 7/25/2023 03:18:00 PM
9 comments
9 Comments:
That is quite a story with the conversation too. Very creative spin Jim, noting the placement of the ladies and what their roles are. Thanks for joining our prompt.
Very interesting Jim.
Much💜love
An intriguing interpretation!
An interesting story. Almost dreamlike in nature! Well done, Jim.
I love this interpretation! And I love its poetic-prose-style form!
You really went to town with this narrative poem, Jim, and I like the way you based it around an interview. I also like the sparse detail, allowing room for conversation, especially of the gentleman who answered the door with his jewellery and blue vest ‘that would have meaning’.
Great twist to the faith, Jim! Having already 4 (the maximum) but still having the ability and intention of circumventing for more. It did happen in places where the 'gentleman was well dressed' and apparently loaded!
Hank
Icky squick...but still legal in some places.
I chose the same picture and reported a similar unfortunate fate - great interpretation Jim...
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