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The Ruling Class

A limerick

By CJ MillerPublished about a year ago Updated about a year ago 1 min read

The idle Queen looked out upon the poor

"Surely we can help them just a smidge more..."

Her King sipped his wine

Amid feasts so divine

"How then," he asked, "would I fund my great war?"

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CJ Miller

Author • Dog mom • Castaway

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- A.S. Byatt

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Comments (3)

  • Kayleigh Fraser ✨11 months ago

    Ohhh 😲 outstanding!!! ✨❤️👌

  • Babs Iversonabout a year ago

    A Ring of Truth!!! Well done!!!

  • Samia Afraabout a year ago

    Your artwork and word imagery are so complementary. I look forward to them both.

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