© 1998 S.T. Rabinovitch
"This is for HRH Jafar al-Safa, Knight, Pelican..."
(Inspired by the Yiddish song "Chad Gadya", or "One Kid")
One dragon shed a tear today -
One tear, one glitt'ring tear.
One kingdom's back near broke today,
One straw, one final straw.
One strong right arm lies stilled today,
One arm, one righteous arm.
One final battle lost today,
One war, one final war.
One laugh forever stilled today,
One laugh, one joyous laugh.
One King and Queen grieve deep today,
One Heir, one Royal Heir.
One mournful sound is head today,
One cry, one mournful cry.
One Princess lost her Prince today,
One prince, beloved Prince.
One winding sheet is wrapped today,
One sheet, one grave-cold sheet.
One jewel fell from the Crown today,
One gem, one dazz'ling gem.
One star gleams bright in heav'n today -
One star, one Moorish star.
One last time, speak his name today:
Dear Prince, Godspeed Jafar.
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