It's not his fault
that he has fat fingers that mean
someone has to squeeze
his toothpaste, so they say.
That he gets enraged when he
has to sign things, and pens leak.
He means well. It’s not his fault
someone had the bright idea
that while we are watching
his coronation we should leap
from our sofas and swear homage.
It probably wasn’t his wheeze.
It’s not his fault that ministers
who tell him what to do
are mediocre or on the take.
He can’t do anything about that.
It’s not his fault that he has riches
beyond compare. Although
in this day and age, he could pay
more taxes, put his hand
in his pocket more often, to be fair.
It’s not his fault that he is king
of a divided nation, or old,
and that Britain is on its uppers,
spent. But he did help to break
a fairy-tale spell. Now all we have
is a pantomime, without any jokes.
Stephen Gospage
Wed 3rd May 2023 07:24
I think you have put your finger on something, Greg. There is a sense of bumbling, well-meaning helplessness about Charles. Some of his personal views seem not too bad, but of course he is accountable to no one. In think the pantomime still has a few jokes left (maybe its my nostalgia for Spitting Image) but with the next generation, who knows?
It must be difficult for the Poet Laureate to keep coming up with Royal stuff. You have to admire him.