Defender of the Faith

a royal epithalamion

'Twas said he mustn't wed a divorcee,
Since he's in line to head the C of E
(A sect birthed in the bed of Henry Tudor
In 1534). Still he pursued her,
In hopes authorities ecclesiastic
Might cultivate in time a more elastic
Outlook on rules that make no bloody sense
Considering the Church's provenance.

© Chris O'Carroll