by Lady Star
My uncle has resigned
The role now falls to me
All the countrymen expect
A delightful ecstasy
The fields will grow ripe grains
The trees will harvest fruit
The fisherman will catch great fish
For all there will be food
The banks will suddenly right themselves
The debtors have no debt
The rent that’s due next month
The Emperor will pay instead
And not to mention, I’ve fallen in love
With a blue-gray eyed brunette
She takes not the least interest me
Might date Varice instead
This fair and mystic delicacy
Was certainly not for me
She croons over Master Salmalin
Nicest couple ever seen
Groans of dismay
Mutters of spite
Curses giving all
Mothers a fright
I never learned to handle this job
It was planned for me to die
The powers vested withinn my blood
That I now suddenly realize
I thank with all my heart the gods
But most, The Graveyard Hag
For I am the sole ruler
The Emperor of Carthak
Story text © Lady Star
© Lady Star