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The Devil's Punchbowl
Old George the Third was mad they say,
As if he suffered Satan's taint,
But he would not, on his own face lay,
A mask of toxic orange paint!
"The devil's in the details"
Is something else that I have heard,
Or, trapped within the entrails
Like a bug within a banker's turd.
Now we have our own King George
And he as well is full of shite,
Spewing, like a prodigious forge,
The sorry opposite of keen insight.
And so I wonder then...if that old fool...
Is sitting on an old King's tainted stool?
As if he suffered Satan's taint,
But he would not, on his own face lay,
A mask of toxic orange paint!
"The devil's in the details"
Is something else that I have heard,
Or, trapped within the entrails
Like a bug within a banker's turd.
Now we have our own King George
And he as well is full of shite,
Spewing, like a prodigious forge,
The sorry opposite of keen insight.
And so I wonder then...if that old fool...
Is sitting on an old King's tainted stool?
Published 17th Aug 2022
Author's Note
From September 29th, 2018
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17th Aug 2022 5:10am
17th Aug 2022 6:22am
Thanks! Addicted to metaphor as I am, I inevitably could not help but compare Trump to the very king who was so bad that The American colonies felt compelled to give him the collective finger.
Then over two centuries later, someone with similar characteristics gets electorally shoehorned into the presidency.
What's wrong with this picture?
Sorry. I will stop now before I spiral into another goofy boomer rant.
I do appreciate you dropping in for a read though, and keep on writing, because I like your work too!
Then over two centuries later, someone with similar characteristics gets electorally shoehorned into the presidency.
What's wrong with this picture?
Sorry. I will stop now before I spiral into another goofy boomer rant.
I do appreciate you dropping in for a read though, and keep on writing, because I like your work too!
17th Aug 2022 12:13pm
This line told me it was Trump you were speaking of “A mask of toxic orange paint! “.
Still I did not want to say it was him because although I thought it hilarious. I feared being wrong. Btw I liked the long winded responding rant truly shows the enthusiasm.
Still I did not want to say it was him because although I thought it hilarious. I feared being wrong. Btw I liked the long winded responding rant truly shows the enthusiasm.
17th Aug 2022 1:03pm
I'm glad to hear you say that because I'm your man for long wind. I guess that's why poetry calls! Seriously though, you can say whatever to me and I will always boil it down to your needs. That's what politics are all about.
