A History Of Kings Poem by Laurence Overmire

From generation to generation
We know the lines
The mighty Kings

Descendants of the royal name
Of Charlemagne we chart
Plantagenet links of York and Lancaster

The proud heraldic coats of arms
Their titles, bled with meaning
On ruddy moors and battled fields

Castles stand as monuments
A drawbridge to the soul
For all now living to remember

But of the common man

The source is lost
The holy grail stolen
From children's lips no more to drink

While fathers, mothers
Die alone
Forgotten graves are pauper's realms

With none to claim the title.

~ Laurence Overmire