1)
The tax-takings in this kingdom are so seriously in arrears
That many good people haven’t paid one coin in ten years!
Some now spurn the tax collectors with jeers and sneers
And the state of the Royal Treasury leaves me close to tears!— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 29, 2020
2)
I’ve watched the King’s ire grow as his leniency disappears
Soon he’ll give the orders for the removal of miscreants’ ears
Followed by the sale of meat from their rears
Though they know it not, this day of reckoning nears 3)
So I’d best pay my own taxes while I still can
Then sail off into the unknown (not a cunning plan)
But at least, as I drown, I’ll be a whole man
And my behind and my ears shall not be less than— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 29, 2020