He Would NEVER Have Been that Mean
What turns a selfish, show-off boy to just
Another henpecked husband? Upside down
This Philip always had a childish lust
For getting quick attention like a clown
By standing on his head when guests arrived.
At Villa Georges the FouFounises kept
Their swine, much like at Panker where pigs thrived.
He fed them happily. One day he crept
Around and freed and helped them make their way
To where the adults sat and had their tea.
These porcine guests caused havoc and melee.
Prince Philip was delighted with this spree.
..Of course when he was consort to the Queen,
….He said he had no memory of that scene.
This poem is part of a shorter sonnet sequence within this large sonnet sequence called The Encyclopedia Sonnetica. The shorter sonnet sequence is called “Philip, Prince of Greece and Great Britain.” I recommend you read this poem where it is set in its sonnet sequence. To do that, search for “Philip, Prince of Greece and Great Britain” here in The Encyclopedia Sonnetica.