The Genius and the Jester

POETRY

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“The Genius and the Jester,Crossed paths by chance one day.They knew each other from the court,But never had parleyed.”Four lines, two rhymes, that introduce,By way of a quatrain,Two characters who asked of me,Just who on earth were they?And what was it that they should do?What was their history?Where would they go, who would they meet?They seemed to say to me.So, if you have the interest,And then a little time,Their unexpected adventure,You’ll find here told in rhyme.For the world a new history,Which I commend to you;Hoping it is interestingEnough to see it through.

Mark Newton is a native of West Surrey and a graduate of the University of Liverpool. He has spent most of the last thirty years researching chemistry in various academic institutions in the UK, US, France, and Switzerland. He has previously published a novel (Gaia and Luna: In the View of the Moon, 2021) and a collection of poetry (Trip to My Brain, 2024), both with Loudhailer Books. He currently lives in Switzerland.