Poetry list
royalty
it is the oil
of chosenness
to live for
the other
and all others
a life apart
in the heart
of all
to lead in
care and
protection
with power
that serves
beyond choice
to make
a unity owned
by none and
all
its nature
comes from
love and
for the pain
of flesh and
doubt
to show the
panoply of a
kingdom
won and
given by
hands we
pierce but
who hold all
time
on a tree
that kills
yet lives for ever
this crown
is sharp
and dazzling
blooded by
the head
whose heart
is eternal
© Neil Thompson 2022