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His Duty He Did Not Shirk

One too many bouts of drunkenness
   A life of bright promise, made a mess
DUI tickets all over the place
   His portrait drawn, a clown's face

His wife --  his Laura-- gave him a reprieve
   Thus, determined, he went off to work
To shed the label of "big drunken jerk"

He stopped the drinking and started thinking
   His sworn duty he did not shirk

Raised for a life of public service
   He'd made those he'd served a little nervous
But in November of the historic year '2000'
   He punched his ticket to the White House in...

An election that literally hung by a chad
   Which made some folks glad, others quite mad
That a fellow they'd once roundly maligned
   For drinking too much beer and wine

Thanks to God's grace and his wife Laura's
   A model of decency and compassion had become
     ~ His predecessor in office, a discredited bum


     Perhaps not the greatest President of our time
     Arguably the most decent: George W. Bush, Jr.

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Arturo Michael

Date: 6/15/2019 10:04:00 AM

Lovely dedication...An American Rose...

Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/16/2019 9:27:00 AM

Appreciate the encouragement, Arturo. I like that appellation: 'An American Rose' (Bush implied, I presume). Best wishes, Gershon

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 6/13/2019 1:40:00 PM

Hi Gershon, His Laura, wife and real life muse, was a tower of strength and inspiration for President George Bush - for 'his Laura' would do almost anything, including stopping his drinking - a decent and upright President indeed he did become unlike his Predecessor who was certainly a discredited bum! Hugs, Jennifer

Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/13/2019 2:14:00 PM

Well, thank you so much for your courage in commenting on what I imagine is a 'politically incorrect' poem. (After all, the Clintons are 'American Royalty' to some, amazingly enough). Warmest wishes, Jennifer. ~ Gershon (soup mail please).