Emperor Ferdinand

EMPEROR FERDINAND


Emperor Ferdinand
Held up his right hand
And issued forth a command
with a short reprimand.

"From this day forward,
I do decree,
Your tributes shall be
Paid to me
In Golden Flagons
Filled with tea
And served,
Yes, served
Respectfully."

"The tea shall be curled,
Sweet and unfurled,
With some jiglets of lime,
And a sprig of white wine."

"You shall serve it
Each Tuesday,
And Friday, and Sunday.
You shall curtsy,
And bow.
Oh, we'll make it
A fun day."

Then he grinned a good grin
And scratched at the fly
On his chin.
And said, "I have discovered,
You see,
In my vast royalty,
I do hereby,
And thereby,
And nowby decree
That every peasant present,
And non-present thus
Shall plant a Beezlenut Tree
To honor my Royalness."

"For Beezlenut Tree's
Are the best tree's, you see.
They are almost as great
As the Greatness of me."

And then his face lost its humor.
He stood there still and concrete.
He stared at his scepter,
And then looked down at his feet.

"And, if you will not do this,"
He let out a grave sigh.
"Write me a nine zillion word Essay,
And explain to me why!"