POLITICIANS

ABPA Financial members can post their Bush Poetry here ...
All Forum Visitors can view but only Financial ABPA Members can post and reply.
Post Reply
User avatar
Maureen K Clifford
Posts: 8047
Joined: Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:31 am
Location: Ipswich - Paul Pisasale country and home of the Ipswich Poetry Feast
Contact:

POLITICIANS

Post by Maureen K Clifford » Sun Jul 22, 2018 2:55 pm

POLITICIANS - Maureen Clifford © The #ScribblyBark Poet

Thou addle pated jester prancing there on centre stage
spitting your venom outward in a blustering show of rage
out there in the colonies, far from our verdant shores
where men were sent for felonies - they bred - you are the spore.

Thou artless flap-mouthed varlot - pray tell of what you speak -
haranguing the helpless, intimidating the weak.
You're a jarring fustilarian, a maggot-pie, or worse,
who holds high place. Oh woe is me. A veritable curse.

Thou stands before us, paunchy, surly, roguish and unmuzzled
the world it seems is baffled - alas most folks are just puzzled
by thy hasty-witted comments, by thy rough hewn bonhomie
but will you the goods deliver - the world waits. We've yet to see.

'Twould indeed be good - consider if you will this errant thought,
were you, when disassembling a venomed speech, quite fraught
with ill-nurtured grace, spur-galled asides - to that you call unjust...
remember the whole world watches - methinks thou protests too much.
Check out The Scribbly Bark Poets blog site here -
http://scribblybarkpoetry.blogspot.com.au/


I may not always succeed in making a difference, but I will go to my grave knowing I at least tried.

Neville Briggs
Posts: 6946
Joined: Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:08 pm
Location: Here

Re: POLITICIANS

Post by Neville Briggs » Sun Jul 22, 2018 5:08 pm

mate of yours Maureen,??? you speak well of him :shock: :o
Neville
" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.

User avatar
Shelley Hansen
Posts: 2224
Joined: Sun May 04, 2014 5:39 pm
Location: Maryborough, Queensland
Contact:

Re: POLITICIANS

Post by Shelley Hansen » Sun Jul 22, 2018 8:26 pm

Giving old Will a run for his money in the insults department, Maureen!

I seem to remember his plays were full of fruity put-downs ... "thou dost offend my eyes" etc.
Shelley Hansen
Lady of Lines
http://www.shelleyhansen.com

"Look fer yer profits in the 'earts o' friends,
fer 'atin' never paid no dividends."
(CJ Dennis "The Mooch o' Life")

User avatar
Stephen Whiteside
Posts: 3784
Joined: Sat Nov 27, 2010 1:07 pm
Contact:

Re: POLITICIANS

Post by Stephen Whiteside » Wed Jul 25, 2018 8:01 am

Whenever I hear our politicians attacking each other verbally I am reminded that in some countries they attack each other physically. Then there are countries that don't really even have politicians at all...
Stephen Whiteside, Australian Poet and Writer
http://www.stephenwhiteside.com.au

User avatar
Maureen K Clifford
Posts: 8047
Joined: Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:31 am
Location: Ipswich - Paul Pisasale country and home of the Ipswich Poetry Feast
Contact:

Re: POLITICIANS

Post by Maureen K Clifford » Mon Jul 30, 2018 9:59 pm

I find our politicians to be a total embarrassment - addle pated indeed and like kids having a hissy fit in the sandpit - ifthey were my 'kids' they would all be getting a good slapping and their mouths washed out with soap :x
Check out The Scribbly Bark Poets blog site here -
http://scribblybarkpoetry.blogspot.com.au/


I may not always succeed in making a difference, but I will go to my grave knowing I at least tried.

Terry
Posts: 3287
Joined: Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:53 pm

Re: POLITICIANS

Post by Terry » Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:20 am

Just about describes any Politician I reckon Maureen, but you were a little bit too restrained I thought.

Cheers Terry

User avatar
Maureen K Clifford
Posts: 8047
Joined: Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:31 am
Location: Ipswich - Paul Pisasale country and home of the Ipswich Poetry Feast
Contact:

Re: POLITICIANS

Post by Maureen K Clifford » Tue Jul 31, 2018 4:57 pm

I was trying to exercise some lady like behaviour :o :lol: truth to tell I would also be giving them a good kick up the Khyber pass for good measure :shock:
Check out The Scribbly Bark Poets blog site here -
http://scribblybarkpoetry.blogspot.com.au/


I may not always succeed in making a difference, but I will go to my grave knowing I at least tried.

Post Reply