"The King and the Thief"

"The King and the Thief"

The king and thief were in the court
The thief stole things of every sort
The king stood tall, and as he looked down...
The thief then stole the jeweled crown

Before the king could count to three...
The thief was taken to his knee
Surely the crown was then returned
Surely the court was then adjourned
Only to commence the very next day...
To assure the thief was put away

The sentence recieved did fit the crime...
A day in the hole, and ten years of time
A decade passed before the thief's release...
After his stay, he served the king a royal feast

The king was honored, and attended with wife
It seemed the thief had transformed his life
But, the thief had a plan to all unseen...
The thief had planned to steal the queen

As the king poured the thief some vintage wine...
It was clear the king had forgiven the heinous crime
The thief swallowed heavy as his heart beat fast
The king had forgiven him at last

Two men as different as can be...
Found friendship after theft and treachery
An example can surely be taken from here...
Forgive, forget, and count your friends as dear

---B.L. Houghtalin