Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 The Peasant Dance

The king and queen did rule the land

Of mostly the poor peasantry.

The rulers could not understand

Why all of these poor people be

Living lives as though they were rich,

With lots of happiness around,

While the king and queen lived lives which

Constant misery did abound.

The more the king and queen did tax

To assure their royal lifestyle,

The more the peasants viewed these facts

Of life as a reason to smile.

The king and queen did scowl askance.

Why oh why did the peasants dance?