They placed her slender neck
Upon the chopping block
Her thoughts raced back in time
But she stayed solid as a rock
She had not done the things accused
Her trial had been a farce
All because King Henry VIII
Wanted a new piece of arse
Anne had not been the first
By the king she had been led
And she would not be the last
To share his royal bed
‘Tis true she had high hopes
Of being his last queen
But enemies she had
As by all would soon be seen
Her child would go through life
Someday be queen in her stead
But with strength of character
And would share no man’s bed
Anne Boleyn was gone in a flash
Her head was on the roll
But not before she uttered
“Lord God, have pity on my soul”
Less than twenty four hours passed
Since her mistress lost her head
When Jane Seymour became the bride
Of King Henry, no stranger to his bed
Jane was not the first bride
To succumb to Henry’s whim
Nor would she be the last
As his love for her grew dim
King Henry was a scoundrel
Breaking God’s law and man’s
Pompous, portly and royal
Putty in the devil’s hands
Inspired by the book, “The Concubine” by Norah Lofts © 1963
The story of Anne Boleyn, second wife to Henry VIII of England
By Dee Garner
© January 26, 2007
Author notes
Inspired by the novel, "The Concubine" by Norah Lofts, copyright 1963, an historical novel.
Norah Lofts is one of my most favorite authors and I've read many of her books. This book is the story of Anne Boleyn, second wife to Henry VIII. He was indeed a scoundrel among kings.
In a list
A contest entry
- Book & Music Inspirations ( Partners N Crime ONLY) by Partners In Crime.
370 points, ended February 4, 2007, 2 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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Astounding
It is quite apparent that you are a student of poetic forms. Your Rhyme Scheme and Meter are impeccable whilst still retaining the intensive thought required to drive a story further and capture the mind of the reader. A work by a true master. Thank you.
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wonderful..
You did a great job on this poem...and now I know all about this book too....
I would never read books like this..but to read your poem about it is just great...
Good luck to you in this contest,
XXJeannette
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Too Cool
This piece is awesome my friend. It was very interesting to read and flowed so well. Good luck to you in this contest.
keep writing
Countrybabe
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Unfortunately I haven’t read this book but it wasn’t hard to agree with this sentence “King Henry was a scoundrel” by what you told us. UGH! I’m hating this guy and feel sorry for poor Anne
Auntie, you made me feel proud of you, again.
Thank you for sharing your piece here with us and I wish you best of luck! :-)
~Massy~
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Excellent
In the world history many kings were 'scoundrels'
This is the pathetic story of many queens.
Raam was probably the first monogamous king very loyal to Seetaa.
Dr.Hemant -
Good one, I like it. I reckon Henry should have lost HIS head.
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This is certainly a good poem (although I think the rhyme could be stronger) . . . I loved studying that era in history . . . and this sums up King Henry VIII's persoanlity pretty well.
Stay smiling
Polly -
He was a bad King
I saw the title and thought I must have a look for it's fantastic. I love reading about historical events and your entry I enjoyed reading Dee. Yeah, he was a devil. We have traced our ancestory back to Marie Antoinette, one of our ancestors sired a son to her, and there's something about Mary Queen of Scots in our ancestory.
Love Joan
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I am not a fan of rhyme, but the concept and theme are interesting.
What disturbs me somewhat is that it is in between comic and tragic. it causes disassociation and prevents the reader from getting involved in the piece, it is somewhat puzzling. I think it should be one of two; humorous or tragic - not both at the same time.
just my humble opinion.
good luck in the contest!
best,
rachel -
Oh wow this was a great write here..it's very unique. The best of luck to you in the contest.
Kari
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I really enjoy historical writes such as this. And good ol' Henry left us a veritable library of historical firsts to study and write about. Best of luck in the contest.
Sincerely,
Leo Long
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Interesting
Very special write here! I like this poem. Content is fantastic. Imagery and flow are perfect. Back ground for the poem was great and displays the work done for this write. Wonderful peice, good luck, Don
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Well that dirty rotten rat!!! I love this poem, it made me blood boil a wee bit Nice work Dee
Best wishes in the contest
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Excellent story poem, I enjoyed every word. Good luck in the contest
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I always enjoy lesson/teaching poems even when I am
familar with the subject already. Have a suggestion
for end change thus...
"But in the devil’s hands"
Putty in the Devil's hands
Hugs...Eddy
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Good thinking, Eddy I've changed that and I think it does read better.
thanks for reading and commenting
love and
Mom
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this more of a story and a summary to me than a poem.... but thanks for entering anyways
and good luck in the contest !
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Am I not understanding the contest? This is a poem, inspired by the book, which is what I thought you are asking for. It's based loosly on Anne Boleyn's life as Henry VIII's wife and inspired by the book by Norah Lofts. I'll remove it if it doesn't fit the contest criteria, just let me know for sure.
Dee
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The lectures were just thoroughly boring to the T, that's all! Yes, he was very interesting. Evil and crazy, but interesting!
Jay
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a note of interest
I think we discussed this once but did you know there was another book titled "The Concubine" by Pearl Buck I think it was about a Japanese wife who had to find a concubine for her hubby as she was turning 40 and it was the custom for wives to not take part in sex any more after their 40th birthday...therefore she had to rovide the concubine for him..it was a beautiful but sad story..one of my favorites..Darlene
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Yes, this was a delightful piece! King Henry was quite the character! I just finished studying about him in History, so it brought back some unpleasant lectures!
Lovely write, thanks for sharing!
Jay
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Thank you, Jay for reading and commenting. It's much appreciated. I hope bringing back memories of the lectures wasn't too unpleasant. Henry VIII is actually one of my favorite subjects/characters, scoundrel though he is.
Dee
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nice
I think this line is awkward..."As by all soon would be seen"..I would place "soon" after "would"..
'As by all would soon be seen'..but hey, what do I know..you are the pro...very nice piece...you may have to host another one soon...Good luck, Darlene
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Yes, I do know the book by Pearl S. Buck. As I recall we once had an arguement about it...lol. I actually use those two titles as examples when someone on AP complains about titles are copyrighted ..they aren't. There's many other books, poems, etc, with the same titles but the content is different. These two books are a good example.
And thanks for the suggestion to switch 'soon' and 'would' ... it does read better that way.
Thanks for reading and commenting
Dee
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