Kings and Queens comic poem 189 byAngela Lansbury

 

Description	English: A knitted postbox topper, commemorating the coronation of King Charles III, along Court Road in Goddington, London Borough of Bromley.
Date	20 April 2023, 09:49:18
Source	Own work
Author	Doyle of London

Kings and queens, the world has so many

Since Victorian days of spend a penny

Some think royals are too many

Some poor countries don't have any

Many grand kings lie in state

Henry, numbers one to eight

Charles the first

Who met his fate

Charles the second had to wait

Jolly and not second rate

Now we're on to Charles the third

Kings always get first and last words

George the fifth in the first world war

George the sixth, and a few more

George spoke on the radio

Edward, and Mrs chose to go

While some supported wife one, Diana

Now we've no choice, it's wife two, Camilla

Now Charles the third's coronation celebration

Makes the UK a united nation

Some kids cause a moment's worry

Happy Harry, what's the hurry?

Our widowed queen Elizabeth was very fond

Of those who left, thought it was right, to cross the pond

Will and Kate will have to wait

But smile as part of the royal plate

Walk demurely through life's gate

One day such a day will be your date

Warm up onlookers who once were cold

Time for Charles, who's getting old

To ride in a carriage covered in gold

What a grand sight to behold.

Serious people stop to pray 

Time to stop work, time to play

Pay for Charles chocolates, buy union jack hats

Time to wave, have a joyful day.

Tourists travel from far away

Some camped in tents overnight

Watch rehearsals with delight

Thousands march to make it right 

Union Jack dress! What shall I wear?

Even online, photos to share

Eat egg tart, royal fare, if you care and dare

One day, I'll gladly say, I was there!

-ends-

George V spoke on the radio for the first time in 1932. 

Books by Angela Lansbury, author, include:

Poetry Workshop workbook, first published 2008

Writing Poetry For Fun, first published 2008, republished in 2011

Animal Poems 2012

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We saw a Dinosaur, published in 2013

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Royal-Tea Bears, comic poem 160 by Angela Lansbury

 

The royal Tea Bears lived in fine Tea Town

An impressive large town, not a wee town

Tea town where the best, big Tea Baggs are made

In mirror shop windows proudly displayed

Nearby, not related to fine Tee Town

An impressive large town, not a wee town

Where the best big buttoned Tee Sherts are made 

In mullioned shop windows proudly displayed

Far away from small A town, nicknamed "Ay"

The boss's granny's from Bubble  B town

Only a mile away from smart C town

Whose policemen live in Detour "D-town"

English trains tour to exquisite E town

Package planes take off to filthy "F......" town

Holiday makers go to happy H town

Sports teams train to be great in good G town

I once lived in icy, Island I-town

Dated John and James from jew'lers' J town

Loved large parks and larks in little L town

Knew kangaroos in zoos in cute K town

More the merrier in magic M town

Night and day, pay and play in new N town

Over and out, over in old, odd O town

Please and Peas are famous from poor P town

Queue to see queens in quaint, quiet, Q town

Royal dinners served in rich, red R town

Special swimming galas in smart S town

Veras and Victors abound in V town

Do U turns down to uppity U town

Double brollies sell in W town

Sex is in X rated in middle X town

Why does no-one go to youthful Y town?

Ned and Fred zig-zag to zany Zed town

Chloe and Zoe zoom down to Zee town

Tourist take their tea in Tea town

My Tee shirts are from Tee town - the me town!

Tourist who like tasting rich, royal Tea

Take guided tours of Cyrillic with me

Past London's hospital, the Royal Free

Alphabetical towns with towers, no fee

Alphabets look Russian and Greek to me.

Kids without cares, Dads buy bears, selling shares

Boys buy soft toys, beaming girls twirl curls

Mums play rhythmic music by Middle Sea.

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By Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

Glossary and puns

all Greek to me - mystery/puzzling/erudite

ay - pun on A quality or top quality and ay or aye for yes or agreement

A- A roads, A is top quality, first in the alphabet

B - secondary road, second class

C - tertiary road, third class

brolly - umbrella

D tour and detour

F ... - four letter word, swear word, meaning sex

Middle Sea - pun on musical note Middle C

I - pun on Iceland, the country and the shop, icy I town

J town, pun on Jewish

N - many town are called new or Newcastle, Newton

M for McDonalds

P - mind your Ps and Qs

royal T - pun on royalty, tea with royal seal of approval, by appointment to the royal family 

T - pun on for tea and golf tee

train - pun on taking a train, and training for a sports team

V - Vera is a name and implies truth 

wee - small (word of Scottish origin)

wee-wee - urine

Zed - last letter of the alphabet in the UK

Zee - last letter of the alphabet in the USA

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Picture of bubble tea from Angela Lansbury. copyright.