{"id":31737,"date":"2026-06-30T06:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T10:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/richard-the-fourth-or-was-it-the-turd\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T06:23:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T10:23:01","slug":"richard-the-fourth-or-was-it-the-turd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/richard-the-fourth-or-was-it-the-turd\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard the Fourth [or was it the Turd?]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">Yesterday, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">our troubles seemed<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">so far away,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">an hour or two <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">was amiably passed, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">our local hummed<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">and hawed with<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">talk of balls<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">and whistles<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">refs and bags of wind.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">Mid thoughtful pauses,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">loud guffaws,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">we sat and sipped,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">and watched <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">the world<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">go by,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">through open doors,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">a blustery breeze<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">gave some respite<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">from blistering sun,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">then, in he came,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">with pissed up stagger,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">him, again, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">beer-bellied,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">loud flag-shagger <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">wannabe crusader,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">his hobby? dressing up<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">on bloody youtube<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">as Richard the Fourth,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">droning on \u2018bout Muzzies,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">that Daily Heil-soaked oaf,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">bemoaning empty churches,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">daggers ceremonial,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">slurring fictional memories<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">of good old times colonial:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">so, up I stood, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">and off I fucked<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">as steadily as <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">my knees allowed,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">to a room<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">where peace and reason,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">did prevail,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">poetic thoughts<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">meandering through <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">my quietened mind.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">Then joy, sweet joy,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">\u2018twas off, he pissed,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">that bore, not missed, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">that gammon, cooled,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">restored, our peace,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">old England still<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Comic Sans MS,cursive\"><span style=\"font-size:26px\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\">a pleasant land.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:\" arial=\"\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\"><span style=\"font-family:\" times=\"\" new=\"\" roman=\"\">Le Uilleam \u00d3 Ceallaigh,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:\" arial=\"\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\"><span style=\"font-family:\" times=\"\" new=\"\" roman=\"\">D\u00e9 M\u00e1irt, an tr\u00edochad\u00fa l\u00e1 is fiche de mh\u00ed an Mheitimh,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:\" arial=\"\"><span style=\"color:#0f4761\"><span style=\"font-family:\" times=\"\" new=\"\" roman=\"\">2026, an bhliain dh\u00e1 mh\u00edle is fiche a s\u00e9.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 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