Subimal Sinha-Roy Poet Clerihew

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Contest : A Literary Character Clarihew

Sponsored by : Andrea Dietrich

Date posted : January 7, 2026

Lemuel Gulliver

A great adventurer Lemuel Gulliver
found horses cleverer than what he thought could be ever.
The Houyhnhnms spoke with rational wisdom of sense,
but human-like Yahoos in contrast seemed stupid immense.
	
Jonathan Swift’s utopian character in his novel “Gulliver’s Travel”.

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Andrea Dietrich January 13, 2026 at 2:37 PM Nicely done, Subimal. Congrats in my contest. Subimal Sinha-Roy January 13, 2026 at 9:27 PM Thank you, Andrea for the placement.