Tory Envy
...I wish I was a Tory,
It would be another story,
So much simpler not to care
Or have to be aware
Of how other folks must strive
To make a crust to stay alive.
I could keep my privileged indiffer...
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Categories:
mogg, humorous, irony, political,
Form: Political Verse
Brexit, Brexit, Mon Amour
...Shall I compare thee unto a crate of beer,
or, if not that, then unto washing powder?
Today I shun all things that are austere;
soft tones must yield to songs that are far louder.
May's shandy wa...
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Categories:
mogg, allusion, england, political,
Form: Sonnet
Lest Youth's First Ardor E'Er Grow Cold
...In gilded hours and yet again
I still hear the same refrain:
"Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh,
Out with the Yanks,
Let the Viet Cong in!"
Ah me! Times change and I am old.
Lest youth's first ardor, e'e...
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Categories:
mogg, age, conflict, irony,
Form: Burlesque
The Perplexities of Brexit From a Cockney Point of View
...Sovrinty’s a grand ole gent,
But sovrinty don’t pay the rent.
I got six kids’ moufs to feed.
Sqeezin’ stones don’t make ‘em bleed.
Theresa gal sure went and blew it,
But oo blimmin’ else is ther...
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Categories:
mogg, anxiety, humorous, political,
Form: Burlesque