Guillotine

Robespierre, Danton and all of those 
crazy French revolution 'heroes' 
had thousands guillotined  
by La Machine that gleaned 
heads; then 'offed' their own midst their wild throes.

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Jack Horne

December 23, 2011 at 9:27 AM

LOL, witty write, John

Harry Horsman

December 23, 2011 at 5:56 AM

wonderful history lesson, powerful limerick, harry

Robert Pettit

December 15, 2011 at 8:09 PM

The French word "machine" is feminine by gender; so it really should be "La Machine". This limerick describes well that infamous executioner's gadget that was named after its inventor. The great French chemist Antoine Lavoisier did not deserve to be executed this way.

Black Eyed Susan

December 13, 2011 at 6:39 AM

you make a good point with this image - heroes can be and usually are, killers too. i like the scene you paint without even trying too - of heads rolling away while the "heroes" heckle them and laugh.

Andrea Dietrich

December 10, 2011 at 7:48 AM

Good one, John. You are letting your Parisian muse take hold again!! Thanks for all the swell comments on my poems today. I appreciate that you read them. You have become a really good friend of mine here. Have a lovely weekend!

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