3 - The flower and the king

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The king on his throne

looked onto the flower thrown at his feet


It was crumpled

Left to rot

Wilting 


The king ignored it

Day in and day out

But every time

His mind wandered back 

To the crumpled flower at his feet.


A beauty in disguise.

A rose.


All the flower needed 

Was the water, the sun, And some love

And soon the flower began to Bloom


The king cried

For he missed the wilted rose

A sign of his love and power


The Queen took the rose 

Jealous of the attention it had received

And threw it at his feet,

Demanding his attention


But the king could only stare

At the flower at his feet.

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