Rules The Roost (C) Poem by Margaret Alice Second

Admire our dear Marie Antoinette who prides herself
on being courteous and gracious at all times, even if
she has 15 staffer's jobs, as she so magnanimously
proclaims with self-congratulary pride - but sadly she
has been driven to distraction by Snegourka from the
Russian Fairy Tale who needs ice to survive - a local
office dunce, stripping Antoinette of her artificial mask

Graciousness gone Marie adopts an accusatory snarl
since Snegourka is from another dimension causing a
squint in Marie's elegant eyes & an aggressive stance
against Snegourka's totally impenetrable dreaminess,
Marie insists the Russian is all wrong while her usual
saccharine voice becomes a vicious growl as she tries
to overpower & break down her Russian Nemesis and

Attempts to keep her on a shortening leash, fortunately
Snegourka is so dense her presence does not wear thin
and she vaguely smiles when the queen descends, she
doesn't fall on her knees nor does she leopard-crawl, so
Marie Antoinette reveals her carefully concealed feet of
clay - her dainty manners are giving way before the Ice
Maiden, revealing lack of consideration for other people

Which is more precious than protocol and etiquette when
applying the Wisdom Principle: Snegourka's not a jewel
in the sceptre with which Queen Marie rules the roost…