The Politically Correct Postcard

THE POLITICALLY CORRECT POSTCARD One picture is worth a thousand words (And a flower is worth a whole lot more). This was the import of the card you sent me, Flu-eyed, runny nose and a sore Throat. I was to dismiss, on the merit Of sexism, the Sistine chapel decoration Botticelli’s Primavera, so disinherit The mighty Logos and God’s peroration - Giving the kiss of life to a still-born cliché, Gaybo playing his theme, with the wonderful score In the sub-ed’s office with the copy-boy’s roar. A photo-opportunity for the Amazon dee-jay, Who rules the world with a golden rod - Offer a handkerchief to the offended eye of God. from IN MEMORY OF HER 2008