Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for November 11, 2015
Transcript:
with apologies to percy bysshe shelley by richard thompson i met a travler from an antique land who said: two vast & pantsless legs of stone stand in the desert... near them, on the sand, half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose smirk, and puting lip, and leer of bold demand, tell that its sculptor well those passions read ...and on the pedestal these words appear: "my name is william j. clinton, president, look on my works, ye voter, and despair!" nothing beside remains. round the decay of that colossal wreck, boundless & bare the lone & level sands stretch far away.
WaitingMan over 8 years ago
Worst Democratic president ever. There’s not even a close second.
Sisyphos over 8 years ago
Nicely played poetic parody, with fine art to match.
Italian Princess over 8 years ago
Hyperbole alert!
ZorkArg over 8 years ago
Hear, hear, Richard!! Great one!
David Riedel Premium Member over 8 years ago
Does the next stanza deal with Bush II?
Malcolm Hall over 8 years ago
Pantsless legs of stone — an image for the ages.
Ermine Notyours over 8 years ago
If the hand with the pointing finger gets buried much more, it won’t look like a pointing finger.
louieglutz over 8 years ago
as long as you rate amorality as the epitome of best.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 8 years ago
A fine satire on the Presidency of WJC. Ozymandias!