The Jester

 The Jester

john clare 

The word went out

The Sacred Eagle

Was flying through

We must send

Our finest to 

Photograph him.

Send the Kings Canon Men!

The cry went up;

The full frame A team

With the 1000mm lenses!

And so they went

With the Kings blessing

Smug in the confidence

Of their superior equipment.

High overhead the Sacred

Eagle circled and descended 

The Canon men in AF servo

Framed

Gitzo tripods holding solid.

The court jester with his

Nikon D40 entertaining 

Mimicking as they laughed

But in their distraction 

Entered the refraction

As in the sun the 

Sacred Eagle flew

Flaring badly

The tack sharp thousands.

Wry Smile Seeing it unfold

With humble kit lens

The jester focused with

The middle of three points 

To capture quickly

The Sacred Eagle

Landing by the King,

The Canon men struggling

Reaching for the official royal 

24-70 2.8's.

But it was too late 

This bird had flown.

Later that day

With the jester now the

Court photographer beside him

(To record)

The lining up of the Canon Men

To have them shot at close range

Just to make sure

The Royal Firing Squad

Would not miss.