Hello everyone! This is my participation in today's freewrite. The prompt was "emperor".
Poem 1
who is the weight behind the crown?
sometimes the shadow of the emperor
gets the most accomplished
Poem 2
I sat in the highest throne
emperor of all that was
tamed under the sun
only to find that you, my love
thrived only in
the wildest of forests
Poem 3
would you compare
my empire to yours
is the worthiness
of each ruler found
in the measure of gold
or the measure of dreams
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Can't wait to see everyone's work! 💕 Ps the image included is of Emperor Yongzheng. I got to watch a fictionalized version of this guy recently when I watched "The Legend of Zhen Huan" which was an amazing TV series. I think my poems were definitely influenced by reflecting on all the bad decisions this guy made in the show. 😂 The image is in the public domain.