Behind the Jester's Grin - rAveNswAn
Though no reference to the face cards of a deck, I pictured them when I wrote this. As I have said before, I love a good joker.
I imagine there have been instances of kingdom's where this storyline would have been in sync with their realities.
Behind the Jester’s Grin
10.31.2009
Knights and knaves
Kings and slaves
And the world that lies between
“The further from the top
The shorter the drop.”
To the maiden, said the Queen
No common ground
Can ‘ere be found
Save that beneath his feet
He clowns around
But he’s no clown
No crown upon his seat
They laugh loud at him
Yet he laughs louder
Behind his jester grin
Because none comprehend
None so well as him
The state that they are in
In irony, it is no joke
The innocent, the honest bloke
Tis the Jester’s hands are clean
His words I fear,
You must listen, not hear
To fathom what they mean
They laugh at him
As he tells it like it is
The oracle trapped within
Medieval showbiz
He mocks their every idiocy
Smacks’m hard with their reality
Yet they don’t know they’ve been hit
He sees them all
For who they are
So no desire to climb so far
He’s happy where he is
With bells on shoes
And colourful hues
On his jester motley hat
The Jester sings
His jester song
All happy where he’s at
Knights and knaves
Kings and slaves
And the world that lies between
“The further from the top
The shorter the drop.”
To the maiden, said the Queen
No common ground
Can ‘ere be found
Save that beneath his feet
He clowns around
But he’s no clown
No crown upon his seat
They laugh loud at him
Yet he laughs louder
Behind his jester grin
Because none comprehend
None so well as him
The state that they are in
His knowledge the fuel
That feeds the fire
Behind the Jester’s grin