Diogenes of Sinopee
The ancient Greek philosopher
Diogenes of Snopé,
if he were alive today
would be thought quite dopé.
Of the school of Cynics,
it’s said he lived in a bathtub;
even fellow Greeks thought
he had lost his thinking nub.
But then he was eccentric.
They say he went about
the marketplace with a lit lamp,
on the scout
for an honest man.
Imagine if he lived today,
he’d need a flood light,
wouldn’t you say?
Copyright © Maurice Rigoler | Year Posted 2023
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