roasty toasty princess
by Hezekiah Allen Taylor

"we should broil her" the knight exclaimed
"no barbecue; it's been so long, and it makes the meat so tender,"
the queen replied

the king said nothing at all
for he had already purloined a piece
saluted her gods for luck
and taken a quick raw taste

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