Nation Wrecker

Helen of Troy
so excited her boy
that he sent all of his off to war.
It ended, of course,
with some men in a horse
and Helen little more than a whore.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

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Dietrich Avatar
December 12, 2010 at 11:43 PM
Hey, you sure don't think much of lovely Helen here. haha. Great title for this clever clerihew! I had to go WAY back to find something to respond to!! LUv, Andrea
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