POLITICIANS
- Maureen K Clifford
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POLITICIANS
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.
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.
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Re: POLITICIANS
mate of yours Maureen,??? you speak well of him
Neville
" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.
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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.
I seem to remember his plays were full of fruity put-downs ... "thou dost offend my eyes" etc.
Shelley Hansen
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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
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- Maureen K Clifford
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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
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Just about describes any Politician I reckon Maureen, but you were a little bit too restrained I thought.
Cheers Terry
Cheers Terry
- Maureen K Clifford
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I was trying to exercise some lady like behaviour truth to tell I would also be giving them a good kick up the Khyber pass for good measure
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I may not always succeed in making a difference, but I will go to my grave knowing I at least tried.
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I may not always succeed in making a difference, but I will go to my grave knowing I at least tried.