The Cook and the Court Jester (Part One)
The Cook and the Court Jester (Part Two)
The Cook and the Court Jester (Part Three)
With the waves through the debrisThis series was loosely inspired by The Court Jester, a mid 50's film staring Danny Kaye who portrayed a bumbling character who takes the identity of a court jester meant to assassinate the usurper king. This comedy/musical had a much happier ending.
the crew of the ship could see
the beckoning depths of the dead.
The cook and now the crew
with despair their only view
as sea turned to the color red.
Water they were taking on
with the pumps now gone
their ship was starting to sink.
They were going down fast
it leaned port with cracked mast
they had no time to even think.
The cook now with no hope
she did not long to cope
with her lost partner of jest.
She asked the sea now down
to the depths and to drown
because she thought it was best.
But a hand reached her then
the sea it would not win
the life of the intrepid cook.
She passed out at the sight
who brought her up from the night
but maybe she just mistook.
Now they rest on the beach
that the king could not reach
together again until now.
They live on in their dream
or so it would seem
the mystical world somehow.
The cook and the jester
could never do better
to rest, laugh and to sing.
In this world by the bay
they could live everyday
no longer pursued by the king.
Linked at Poets and Storytellers United: Writer's Pantry #18: Indulgences
What a beautiful lyrical beat this poem has got.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Robin. I had it running my head and it came out like this. I appreciate your kind words.
DeleteI do like happy endings. Nice one.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Anthony. It took a while to get there.
DeleteI'm glad they are together, Joel!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kim. I couldn't leave it any other way, but how they are together is up to the reader.
DeleteLove the ending and my favourite lines are
ReplyDeleteThey live on in their dream
or so it would seem
the mystical world somehow
Thank you, Marja. I'm glad you liked this. Sometimes it just clicks.
DeleteI love this!💝 Especially resonate with; "They live on in their dream or so it would seem the mystical world somehow."
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sanaa. I'm glad you liked this. Once in a while the words work.
DeleteGood for those two, blisfully oassing their days, an island i suppose?
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday. Enjoyed parts 1.2.3
Much💛🌺💛love
Thank you, Gillena. It took be a while to get to the end and I'm glad you liked it. (Thanks for sticking with it.)
DeleteOh, thank you for the happy ending! :)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Rosemary. It needed to go there didn't it?
DeleteI am a life-long lover of rhyme, so need I say I loved your tale! It cries to be read in a arty pub where the wine flows and poetry abounds. Bravo.
ReplyDeleteYou are so kind, Beverly. That is an interesting thought for a poetry reading but I would have to find someone who has a pleasant voice (unlike mine.) Maybe if enough wine flows...
DeleteAnd they lived happily ever after. I was intrigued by "... sea turned to the color red."
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Yay, true love wins! I need to revisit the Court Jester movie soon.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rommy. The Court Jester is one of our favorites and Danny Kaye was such a good entertainer as well as a wonderful and generous person.
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