Let Dignity Crown Him With Might



Once a prince and now a king.
The royals mourn, the people sing.
As he ascends now to the throne.
He wears upon his brows a frown.

Elizabeth the queen, his mum.
Now laid to rest amidst the hum.
To join ancestors who have passed.
Their caskets at Westminster cast.

A royal Charles now at the helm.
To serve Britannia as his realm.
William now the Prince of Wales.
Amidst the cheers and all the hails.

And Harry as a sibling spare.
A solemn figure, with a tear.
To see his granny gone away.
Now left alone, and kept at bay.

The House of Windsor ushers sign.
All royalty must toe the line.
A house divided cannot stand.
It tumbles where there’s shifting sand.

So nations of The Commonwealth.
Rise to the occasion with much stealth.
“God save our Gracious King,” they sing.
“To him all glory, honor bring.

Defender of the Faith, he reigns.
A soulful king the crown attains.
Let dignity crown him with might.
To hinder harm, and make all right.”

About this poem

With the eighth of September, 2022 passing of Her Majesty, Elizabeth II, queen of the United Kingdom and her colonies, Great Britain’s King Charles III ascends the throne, alongside Queen Camilla as his royal consort. Let all nations of the world unite with one accord to bless this man, this servant of the crown, and to honor him, not just with might as king and heir, but humbly so, and granted with divine wisdom by God’s tender love and mercy. May he be filled with abundant grace and princely virtue.  

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Written on September 19, 2022

Submitted by karlcfolkes on September 19, 2022

Modified by karlcfolkes on September 20, 2022

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAXX BBCC DDEE FFGG HHII JJAA KKLL
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 956
Words 209
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Karl Constantine FOLKES

Retired educator of Jamaican ancestry with a lifelong interest in composing poetry dealing particularly with the metaphysics of self-reflection; completed a dissertation in Children’s Literature in 1991 at New York University entitled: An Analysis of Wilhelm Grimm’s “Dear Mili” Employing Von Franzian Methodological Processes of Analytical Psychology. The subject of the dissertation concerned the process of Individuation. more…

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  • dougb.19255
    A soulful King the crown attains. Excellent demonstration of rhyming verse. Sometimes you are brilliant. But don’t let that go to your head. Puff out your chest. Poets and seers must remain broken, humble, wanting more. 
    LikeReply1 year ago
  • dougb.19255
    Charles’ Christmas message televised was excellent. So relieved I was for his sake, and Camilla’s. Oh yeah, I love those Royals. And sons and spouses. Thanks Karl.
    LikeReply1 year ago
  • teril
    Well done sentiment. A respectful poem for a new king!! I join you in wishing him well.
    LikeReply1 year ago

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