The Kingdom’s Bridge

Inspired by “London Bridge Is Falling Down” - 
A 17th century English nursery rhyme and singing game


The Kingdom's Bridge has come unwound.
Unwound.  Unbound. 
The Kindom's Bridge is falling down.
My Fair Lady -

The Kingdom’s ways have become unsound.
Unwound.  Unbound. 
The Kingdom's ways have gone aground.
The Kingdom’s trust cannot be found -

The Bridge is burning to the ground.
Embound.  Astound. 
The Bridge is burning to the ground. 
Can anyone hear the sound resound -

The Bridge is turning upside round.
Redound.  Around. 
The Bridge is turning upside downed. 
Can someone spare a final stound - 

The Kingdom’s sound corrupt by swound.
Oh! swound.  Oh! swound. 
The Kingdom’s swound is all abound.
What to make of this new swound sound -

The Kingdom is sinking all around.
Aground.  Unwound. 
The Kingdom is sinking all around.
Who will be the Kingdom’s crowned -

The Kingdom’s people are gowned in swound.
Unsound in swound. Drowned in swound.
The Kingdom’s people seek unswound ground.
Where hounds run free.  Where sounds abound -

The Kingdom’s pound so Sure will mound.  
Surround the swound. Enwound.  Unbound.
The Kingdom’s pound will soon rebound.
 Praise Kingdom builders on profound round ground -

The Bridge surrounds all time compound
Swound outbound. Swound unfound.
Who will be the new-found crowned -
My Fair Lady -


                                                                   Châz

Bridges are precscious. When maintained with respect they allow safe travel freely in both directions.

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