One Wonders Poem by Denis Martindale

When Royal babies grace this Earth,
One wonders how they'll fare,
Will they mature and prove their worth
In ways beyond compare?
Or will they disappoint us all,
With scandals here and there,
With bad mistakes both great and small
That catch us unaware?

When Royal babies learn to wave,
One wonders if folks care,
Will folks take photographs to save
Or merely stop and stare?
Or will the tabloids tell tall tales
And all their secrets bare,
Such that all other news then pales
When whistleblowers share?

When Royal babies start their lives,
One wonders, throne or chair?
Until a Rolls-Royce then arrives
With loads of room to spare...
One wonders, does one not, I ask,
How lucky is each heir,
When servants fawn through every task?
'Your Majesty! ' Oh, yeah...


Denis Martindale, copyright, March 2013.


The poem's accepted in the poetry anthology
New Beginnings - A Collection of Poetry to
be printed by Forward Poetry UK publishers.