Tortoises and Kings
The time has come, the tortoise said,
To talk of many things.
Of courts and cunts and eardrum wax,
Of outrages and rings
And why the city burns with rage
And whether pigs can sing
But wait a bit, the Proud Boy said
Before we plan our seige
For some of us must find our arms
To stake ground for our liege.
Do hurry, said the Q-Anon
They may start to impeach.
A flag! A flag! the tortoise said,
Is what we chiefly need.
A horny hat, a hand grenade,
Are also good indeed.
Now if you’re ready, Proud and Q,
We march til we succeed.
They trod up to the Capitol
They flew the fancy flags
They raged and tore and insulted
They climbed up on the crags.
Disdain police, ignore the law
We’ll leave the place in rags.
The tortoise wrung his wrinkled hands
He cried crocodile tears.
The battle lost, the warriors tossed
The Proud Boys now in fear.
But Q remained behind them both
To plot another year.
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This is such a clever spin on Lewis Carroll’s poem.
Thank you! My first time in LexPoMo
Well done and a big sigh, too! I think it’s a good time to resurrect nursery rhymes and Lewis Carroll poems.
Thank you! Pretty much everything just hurts doesn’t it.
Wowza.
I think you’ve got the hang of this!
Your fault entirely
love, love, love your poem. no “nonsense verse” here. (Much as I loved “The Walrus and the Carpenter,” once she knew what was coming, my daughter would never let me read it aloud because of the bad end to the oysters.)
Thank you!
You used this fairytale-like rhythm and rhyme to such great ironic effect.
Thank you!
Great job Pam!
Thanks Linda!
Easily led into brilliance. Brava, my friend. Wit, wisdom, and wicked whimsy all in one.
Thanks Donna!