O fair maiden please do not weep
nor drown your sorrows in waters deep,
for upon your head you wear a crown
that graces you to rise up, not down.
Your worth's not measured by any deed
nor by gender, race, or religious creed.....
A dverse poets prompt to pen a 44 word quadrille [not including the title] using some form of the word 'crown'.
The link can be found here: Crown