Unique Politics:
Young, female monarch and an
old, male Senator.
Queen Amidala.
Elected at age fourteen.
Leader of Naboo.
Her first name: Padmé.
Comes from Sanskrit origin.
Its meaning: lotus.
Hindu Religion –
Padma, the sacred lotus,
symbol of beauty.
Vibrant and lovely,
rich with color, the flower
and Queen Padmé’s gowns.
“Queenliest flower”
wrote poet Toru Dutt in
Sonnet: The Lotus.
Growing in ponds, lakes.
Untouched by water or mud.
The lotus is pure.
We literally watch
Padmé blossom as Queen in
The Phantom Menace.
Goddess Shri-Lakshmi,
depicted with the lotus.
Shri-Lakshmi…shmi…shmi.
I’m not gonna lie:
teaching Hinduism in
haiku form is tough.
Trade Federation.
Blockade of peaceful Naboo.
Iron-willed Padmé.
Not wanting a war
but war is forced on the world.
What will the Queen do?
Inquisitive Queen.
“You’re a Gungan…” she asks Binks.
She’s never met one?
Haiku Addendum:
One would think that Naboo’s Queen
has met with Gungans.
Bodyguards, decoys.
Like their highness, they are brave.
The Queen’s handmaidens.
A clever disguise!
The Queen dresses as one of
her own handmaidens.
Sandy, sun scorched world.
The Queen wishes to learn more…
…by sending herself.
I have to be frank:
I’m sure Qui-Gon Jinn knew that
Padmé was the Queen.
“You’re a slave,” she asks.
“I’m a person,” he declares.
Someday they will kiss.
Fate in a boy’s hands.
Handmaiden Queen admits that
she does not approve.
Jedi are reckless,
the handy Queen tells Qui-Gon.
Yeah, sometimes they are.
Boonta Eve Podrace.
Fly real fast, go left sometimes.
She cheers for Ani.
The Queen is worried.
Her people are suffering.
Will the Senate help?
Speaking to Senate,
Queen Amidala calls for
no confidence vote.
Begging for their help,
Amidala bows to the
greatness of Gungans.
Queen of the Naboo.
Military strategist.
Fourteen but gifted.
Leading from the front,
Amidala risks her life
to save her people.
Viceroy Nute Gunray
deceived by Keira Knightley!
Decoy “Queen” Sabé
Here is a fun fact:
I am two days older than
Ms. Keira Knightley.
The Royal Decoy
orders the real Queen to clean
astromech R2.
Haiku Addendum:
I can’t help but wonder if
that made Padmé mad.
At last, there is peace!
Amidala and Boss Nass
commit to friendship.
Haikuesday is a monthly series on The Imperial Talker, a new post with poetic creations coming on the first Tuesday of each month. The haiku topic is chosen by voters on Twitter so be sure to follow @ImperialTalker so you can participate in the voting. Now, check out these past Haikuesday posts:
Droids (February 2017)
Ahsoka Tano (March 2017)
Darth Vader (April 2017)
The Battle of Scarif (May 2017)
The Truce at Bakura (June 2017)
Ryloth (July 2017)
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