Royal overflow

The King of Coventry and Kale

Continually would take baths

With rubber ducks, kaleidoscopes

Of bubbling oil or kitten soaps,

Killarney waters, Cupid’s tears,

Carnation petals, day-old beer,

Colloidal oatmeal, smooth as silk,

And litre flasks of cobra milk

(Subject to United Nations laws)

Purchased online by Jean-François,

The King’s esteemed koala pet,

Who’d clean the bath out with a net

And carry in the silver trays

Of cashew creams and USAs Today,

Hot fudge, whipped sundaes, whiskeys neat

The bath swayed wide on lion feet.

Fresh frankincense, pink coral scrubs,

(Because because because because)

Thus royal overflowed his tub.

Image: Collage by K. Bischoping