Every Ruler Is a Poet

Every leader is a Poet
campaigns by light poetry
delivers speeches in metaphors
loads satires on opposition
paints fallen ones with ironies
praises success in rhymes
presents challenges in narratives
answers questions  in poetic prose
When  ejected from power,
sings elegiac lyrics and epics
laments in limericks
writes regime history in idyll
When dead, tomb carries epitaph
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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April 17, 2017 at 3:20 PM
It is admirably true from beginning to end and can be applied to numerous rulers . . . but, I'm afraid 'Trumpy' won't make the cut; I still can't believe he was elected:) Amitiés
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