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It comes to something when,

In the cradle of democracy,

Words like “shameful,” “egregious”

And “failure of judgement,” carry insufficient weight,

With the man in question

(Or those who sit behind him,

Avoiding our eyes, studying their navels

And their imperilled majorities)

To bring about the change

Our country craves.

 

What would the Gray Report have to say?

If “failure of leadership” is not enough

To drive a Prime Minister from Office.

Words like “moral” and “cowardice”

Spring to mind. If not that, would

“Arrant” and “hypocrisy” suffice?

The dictionary is huge, its contents vast,

Yet electoral success outweighs

All right-minded considerations

When you have nailed your colours

To a pirate’s mast.

◄ The Queen and her Platinum Generation

We Are Where We Are! ►

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John Botterill

Fri 10th Jun 2022 18:32

Great poem of your own, MC. Thanks.
Thanks for the likes Stephen A,, Nigel, Frederick, Tom and Aisha 😀

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M.C. Newberry

Fri 10th Jun 2022 16:43

Privateer...buccaneer...?
Bojo would settle for pirate I fear.
Our Jolly is well and truly Rogered, we hear.!

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John Botterill

Fri 10th Jun 2022 10:13

Thanks for your praise, Holden. It means a lot to me 😎

Holden Moncrieff

Fri 10th Jun 2022 04:39

A really incisive poem, John! "When you have nailed your colours to a pirate's mast" perfectly sums it up! 😎

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John Botterill

Thu 9th Jun 2022 22:25

Thanks Stephen. I totally agree with you! And the sooner the better! 😊 Thanks for the like Tom and Frederick , also.

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Stephen Gospage

Thu 9th Jun 2022 21:47

Thanks, John. Clever presentation of this business, which I enjoyed. I suppose 'liar" and 'lawbreaker' don't have the desired effect either! Perhaps only the darts cry of 'One Hundred and Eighty' (or more) will do it.

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John Botterill

Thu 9th Jun 2022 21:05

Thanks Russell. Great comments. Good luck with your poem. I look forward to reading it! 😀

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Russell Jacklin

Thu 9th Jun 2022 20:07

I've just written a long-winded poem on the same subject which I'll post once I put some big words in it,
well said you,
and luckily for me, the dictionary is huge

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John Botterill

Thu 9th Jun 2022 15:41

Thanks Rose! 😀

<Deleted User> (9882)

Thu 9th Jun 2022 15:14

Hear hear! ( without the beer! )

10/10 Mr B,





RC 💋

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