TALLEYRAND
...Silk stocking filled with mud was Talleyrand.
With the future of France held in his hand,
He played kibitzer-informed cards with skill,
Maneuvering a Congress to his will.
There once was a Marq...
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Categories:
talleyrand, baptism, future, love, smart,
Form: Clerihew
Courage and Fear
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Courage & Fear
By: Miracle Man
11/22/2021
If we lack courage, fear will always show,
to show courage we must overcome fear.
Flowing adrenaline makes backbone's grow,
then, things ar...
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Categories:
talleyrand, courage, fear,
Form: Rhyme
Diplomacy
...The footman, in impeccable white hose
and pigtailed wig, halts five yards off, and bows.
An under-secretary, in the throes
of studying the Lombard Ruse, allows
the silent slippered servant to s...
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Categories:
talleyrand, history,
Form: Quatrain