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05/24/2019

Poetry form: Clerihew - These Clerihew poems are perfectly cooked in their own juices, resulting in Clerihew Au Jus !  Bon appétit !

 

Madame Deficit

Madame Déficit

Marie Antoinette
Convicted corrupt coquette
"Let them eat cake" she allegedly said
Revolutionaries roared "off with her head!"
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Romios Avatar
July 11, 2019 at 10:15 AM
Perfect, Mark! Panagiota
Toney Avatar
July 11, 2019 at 4:45 PM
Panagiota, you’ve made my day! ~Mark
Wolf Avatar
June 3, 2019 at 6:14 PM
Outstanding depiction of this arrogant aristocrat. Perfectly penned clerihew, I would say. Best wishes, Gershon
Toney Avatar
July 11, 2019 at 4:47 PM
Gershon, a belated thank you for this nice comment you made on 6/3 that I didn’t notice until today, 7/11. Cheers! ~Mark
Allison Avatar
May 24, 2019 at 2:02 PM
very clever clerihew Mark!:-) hugs Jan xx
Toney Avatar
May 24, 2019 at 2:32 PM
So good to hear from you, Jan. Cheers! ~Mark
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