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Princess

The princess in her tower tall

With oaken door and granite wall

Sat sobbing at the window high

“Wont someone save me” she did sigh

“Fear not young maid,“ a voice did shout

“For I am here to get you out;

I have a cunning plan, so sly

To free you from your tower high

I will dress, as does, a man who’s poor

Then knock upon the outer door

When the guard doth then unlock

I’ll stove his head in with this rock”

“Kind Prince” she said from up above

“You’re someone I could truly love

But your attempt will be in vain

To rescue me you’ll need a crane

Although your planning may seem sound

I weigh three hundred and twenty pounds”

The prince then pondered hard and long

And wondered where he’d gone so wrong

He wanted to be someone’s hubby

But not to one who’s quite so chubby.

— shazbat, Dec 02, 2008

About This Poem

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Region, Country: Norfolk, UK, GBR

Favorite Poets: Kipling, T.S Eliot, Hilaire Belloc, Ogden Nash, Spike Milligan and many more.

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infinite_dwarf

infinite_dwarf

17 years 6 months ago

aww c'mon now....

Some of the kindest people I know are chubby! Besides, according to Capt. Spaulding on 'House Of 1000 Corpses' the "bigger the cushion, the sweeter the pushin'!" Still and all, quite humorous. Where do you come up with this stuff! It's great! ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- - "So you stand on the corner in your new English clothes. And you look so polished from your hair down to your toes. Ahh, but still your finger's gonna pick your nose after all." - B.Joel
shazbat

shazbat

17 years 6 months ago

and the Captain was right I

and the Captain was right I think, my memory's not so good anymore. no offence was intended to those of a portly persuasion. Got the idea for this after reading Rapunzel to my granddaughter at the weekend, who knows, Rumplestiltskin could be next.Thanks for reading. John
JL

Jo Latimer

17 years 6 months ago

Hi John

Thought that was hilarious. You really have a knack for irreverent poetry! Just a suggestion re the rhythm: try leaving some of the commas out - I'm not so sure they're needed. E.g. "For I am here, to get you out"; "You’re someone, I could truly love"; "He wanted to be, someone’s hubby". If you read these lines without the commas they read smoother. Regards, Jo
Robert Melliard

Robert Melliard

17 years 6 months ago

Hi John,

This was great fun. I can imagine it being published, perhaps illustrated with a cartoon showing the enormous princess leaning chubbily over her balcony in order to speak to the slim prince below, who is brandishing a large rock as if he were a vandal or a hooligan. Congratulations! Best wishes, Robert.
shazbat

shazbat

17 years 6 months ago

Robert, many thanks for your

Robert, many thanks for your comment, it's always a pleasure to know that something you have created has been enjoyed. as for getting it published, I wouldn't have a clue where to start, perhaps I'll look into it one day when I have built up a portfolio of suitable material. In the meantime I will just write to please myself and hopefully a few people on here too. Thanks again John
SH

shirley harrison

16 years ago

a classic L:O:L

Dearest John your poetry is so wonderful! a crane indeed! if they werent invented then, they should have been as i would really have liked to read the second part! L:O:L shirley harrison
shazbat

shazbat

16 years ago

Hi shirley, I thought

Hi shirley, I thought you'd disappeared, its nice to see you back, this is an old one, and, surprise surprise, its based on Rapunzel but with a little twist, a lot of my stuff is aimed at my grandchildren (the eldest is 3) and hopefully when they get old enough to read it will give them something to smile about too. Glad you stopped by. Regards John