Eight political poems by John T. Clark

Eight poems*
by John T. Clark


GEORGE THE COMMUTER

To I. Lewis, Scooter the Lib:
"The court for your felony fib
Gave you too much time
For such a small crime
Who's next?" asks King Georgie the Glib.

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SMOOTH TALKING GEORGE

Vlad: Come to our Port Kennebunk
Forget nukes, we'll go for a dunk,"
This man I will schmooze,
My charm it will ooze,
Outwit him? Now there's a slam dunk.

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JULY 4, 2007 AT THE MARTINSBURG AFB

Again, like last year, at Fort Bragg
As ratings continue to sag,
I'll cite Valley Forge,
That evil King George,
I'll wrap up my war in the flag.

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WANTON SOUP

It's suspect - food on the high seas -
So Gonzo, take along Condoleez
Be my steel-faced chef
Make it seem hi-def
Can't look wan with take-in Chinese.

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VLAD'S MAKING A LIST

Yo Santa: Vlad's out of his head
In flagging the arctic sea bed
For oil under ice;
That's naughty, not nice,
Put coal in his stocking instead.

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SHORTCUT

To terminally ill, the court
Says no to a final resort:
Non-FDA dope,
Their last court of hope,
Might cut some of their lives too short!

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MOBBED UP?

Yo Dubya: I'm leaving this job
For two terms as your admin's throb;
As your lightning rod,
I helped you play God,
But Texas has no Congress mob.

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FUN AND GAMES

The White House just won't be the same;
With you, Karl, I enjoyed the game,
When under the gun,
Remember the fun,
As you outed Valerie Plame.


Author bio:

John T. Clark lives in Scarsdale, NY with his wife Ginny, daughter, Chris and dog, Lex. A retired NYC teacher, his poetry has appeared in The Recorder when edited by Derek Mahon and again when edited by Eamonn Grennan and in Mediphors and Celtic Fringe. Currently, his poetry appears in/will appear in Exit 13, The Innisfree Poetry Journal, Lachryma, Hidden Oak, The Boston Literary Magazine, Contemporary Rhyme, Mobius, Hospital Drive, Cynic and Right Hand Pointing.


*Editor's note: Clockwise Cat typically publishes no more than five poems per poet per issue, but we had to make a concession with John T. Clark since we were supposed to publish some of these poems in Issue Four.