Pomp and Pomposity

 POMP AND POMPOSITY

The Emperor of the United States

            And the king of the United Kingdom

Are wining and dining in the castle today.

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The royal affair at the royal Windsor

            Is full of pomp and pageantry,

An exercise in tiara diplomacy.

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The royals, like everyone else,

            Know the Emperor likes to be treated

Like ancient royalty of long lineage.

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And so, more than the red carpet is rolled out.

            There are rides in gilded carriages

And parades of guards on prancing horses.

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There are soldiers in bright red uniforms,

            Because the Emperor,

Never a soldier, likes to play soldier.

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Royal Air Force jets fly over his head

            Leaving red, white, and blue

Contrails spreading across the sky.

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The Emperor beams and claps with joy,

            Because he loves such pomposity,

And wishes he could be the English king.