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Dems and Republicans - To B. or not to be Election Parody Edward Lear The Owl & the Pussycat

B. Hussein, McCain's Pushy-Cat bane, with glee 
sought Electoral College vote,
she poured pork-barrel honey, Bridge to Nowhere spent money
guaranteed by fee'd Lehmann note. 
B. to vain bane threw glove, earmarked star above,
sang, "Alaska's too far below par, 
Oh Oily Sarah, Shoe-in Sue, purse_sued love,
what a maverick pushy you are,
by far, 
none bar ! 
out right rageously pushy you are !"


Pushy answered with howl, "Doggone terrorist foul,
how radically left you s[t]ing ! 

Let Bristol be married; too long has she tarried,
awaiting Hill_airy_US ring." 
Rep. reps banished away for eight years and a day
to sand strand where blame's bong-tree grows;
there in burning Bush wood chained Cheyney Moose stood,
with a pot shot at end of his nose,
which grows
rich flows, 

Pinocchio's ring at the end of his nose.

.

 

Sarah sprang to attack ideals worthy Barack

Advanced with aplomb each day,

Repeating with black marks and negative flack,

Angry pitbull preparing to slay.

Her lipstick was scarlet, the outrage of starlet

Pat sat on her prejudiced frame,

As she, Vice, named Brain varlet, blame not nice from a barbet*,

Little cared for democracy's claim,

In dame

No shame,

Little cared for democracy's claim !.

 

Saks 5th. Avenue Shop : Sarah over the top

Advanced hockey mum's budget for

Red dresses hip-hop, croc high heels, couldn't stop 

A democrat raising vote score.

Hundred grand, fifty more, left the public so sore, 

Pulse taken, folk waken in shock,

As for mission divine, what at first appeared fine

Left impression of putting back clock, 

Ideal pick

Now slick, sick,

Separation of Powers half-cock.

 

Said she "It is odd Dems think someone like God -

An American Red, White, and Blue -

Readied dinosaurs' range before Man, this seems strange

As descent from an ape's too untrue !"

Hitting head of a trooper who family group a

Peculiar trick may have played,

"And as for banned book list the authors were hell kissed,

Link to ME ! I am SHE who's obeyed !"

Ice maid :

Now grade

Colin Powell says she can't make, dismayed !.  

 

Pour old Joe was a name that appeared in campaign

for Lieberman, Biden and plumber,

Love man's turncoat fame shot at Joe Biden's flame,

Pushy bid dust - economy's number.  

Numb Joe Plumber was cheating on taxes and Keating

his relation turned out, was caught out, 

So McCain's television show showed narrow vision

while Dems danced in both city and plain,

plain reign's

refrains,

while Dems danced in both city and plain.

  

"Dear Gov, are you willing to sell for one shilling
Your principles ?" Pushy said, "Won't !"
So they took her away, to a pipeline to stay 
Mac caned, far from Capitol hill.
She whined, no words minced when results made maid wince, 
quite consumed with no Pale humble pie;
hand in hand with McCain, both acknowledged the bane 
while Dems danced to Bon Jovi refrain, -
explain,
refrain,

while Dems danced to Bon Jovi refrain.

.

Palin right_eously raling outside White House railing,

regretting Enquiry drew near

met no easy plain sailing for hockey mum jail in - 
no bail-out would ever appear.
She declined Katie C, Putin put in oil sea, 
and denied climate change - which seems strange - 
but the thrashing she got sure shall not be forgot
to barracks confined for some years,
biding Time,

Biden's rhyme,

while Brain Breigned, bad Bush fired, B. steers clear.

.

So on Tuesday November the 4th. cast your vote

Against all who would stigmatize change,

Republican scare tactics get one's goat

Attack freedoms once home from the range,

Hopes build on hopes for clarity

Presidential powers held

Accountable in perpetuity,

Lay constitution upheld,

Impelled,

Not shelved,

voice for choice and fair future free.

 

 

 

Author notes

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varlet : a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
barbet : small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings


refrain :
noun:   the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
verb: not do something
Example: "He refrained from hitting him back"
verb: choose not to consume

Bon Jovi refrain ... Bon Jovi complained that Palin used his music without authorization.

banned book list ... As mayor of Wassilla Palin tried to enforce a blacklist of banned books at the town library

Love Man or Loved Man : English translation of German Liebermann

Hill_airy_US = hilarious airy-fairy pun Capitol Hill, Hillary Clinton, U.S.

For link to Joe the Plumber and the McCain Keating Scandal See New York Times 16 October 2008
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/joe-in-the-spotlight/?scp=2&sq=joe%20the%20plumber&st=cse
Katie C - Katie Couric Palin Interview http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbg6hF0nShQ

I am SHE that's obeyed : See 'She', 'Ayesha' and 'King Solomon's Mines' by Sir Henry Rider Haggard

regretting Enquiry drew near : Blanchflower Alaskan Senate Enquiry for Abuse of Authority

Palin Going Rogue according to McCain Aide :
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/25/palin.tension/index.html



Z D Pic and Marvin, The Paranoid Android
http://lh3.ggpht.com/abramsv/SPqQnD_UREI/AAAAAAAAhxg/5S17mKz2fos/s1600-h/hhgttg11.jpg

Pa[l]in Moon Reverie
http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/sarahpalin/ig/Sarah-Palin-Pictures/I-Can-See-the-Moon.htm


pic http://media.photobucket.com/image/animated%20deer/undeniablynikki/Gifs/Movies/evil-dead-deer.gif?o=5

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The Owl and the Pussy Cat and other parodies


The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money
Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar,
"O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are,
You are,
You are!
What a beautiful Pussy you are!"

Pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl,
How charmingly sweet you sing!
Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried,
But what shall we do for a ring ?"
They sailed away, for a year and a day,
To the land where the bong-tree grows;
And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood,
With a ring at the end of his nose,
His nose,
His nose,
With a ring at the end of his nose.

"Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling
Your ring ?" Said the Piggy, "I will."
So they took it away, and were married next day
By the Turkey who lives on the hill.
They dined on mince and slices of quince,
Which they ate with a runcible spoon;
And hand in hand on the edge of the sand
They danced by the light of the moon,
The moon,
The moon,
They danced by the light of the moon.
Edward LEAR


In a beautiful pea-green boat


The Queen and her pussycats went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat
Which Tarannon Falastur built one day
When he wanted to set her afloat.
Flying past Umbar her vessel was seen
By the light of a sickle moon
But the Queen and her cats nevermore have been
By the light of the day, by the depth of a dream
Reported on native or foreign scene
At daybreak or evening or noon;
And Tarannon thought, in a satisfied way -
That wasn’t a moment too soon, too soon,
That wasn’t a moment too soon.
For the Queen had a very unpleasant mein
And it wasn’t a moment too soon.


The Queen was nefarious, lonely and sad
And her black cats, three times three
Were softer than shadows when they crept out
To see what they wanted to see
And all that they noticed and all that they heard
The lies of a lover, an unguarded word
They studied and twisted, surmised and inferred
And into the ear of the Queen they were purred
And the Queen would receive them with glee
And all feared the shadows, bright eyed, softly furred
But the Queen would receive them with glee.


Then into the places the dark could not go
And under the light of the sun
Came sapphire eyes and a coat white as snow
with a way to discover what no one should know
that even the shadows would shun.
The innocent kitten that played on the grass
caused the strongest in Gondor to curse when she passed
for she was no time-honored daughter of Bast
But a demon who tortured for fun.
(And Tarannon saw she was tied to the mast
when the days of her prowling were done)


So the Queen and her pussycats went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat
Which Tarannon Falastur built one day
When he wanted to set her afloat.
Flying past Umbar her vessel was seen
By the light of a sickle moon
But the Queen and her cats nevermore have been
By the light of the day, by the depth of a dream
Reported on native or foreign scene
At daybreak or evening or noon
And Tarannon thought, in a satisfied way
That wasn’t a moment too soon, too soon,
That wasn’t a moment too soon.
For the Queen had a very unpleasant mien
And it wasn’t a moment too soon.

HASA Pseudonym - fileg
Parody J R R TOLKIEN - Lord of the Rings
and Edward LEAR - The Owl and the Pussycat



The Owl and the Astronaut






The owl and the astronaut
Sailed through space
In their intergalactic ship
They kept hunger at bay
With three pills a day
And drank through a protein drip.
The owl dreamed of mince
And slices of quince
And remarked how life had gone flat
'It may be all right
To fly faster than light -
But I preferred the boat and the cat.'




Gareth OWEN – Parody Edward LEAR – The Owl and the Pussycat




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  • poster
    October 7

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    Hindsight

    With hindsight this seems to be spot on - especially since Palin paled out of the Alaskan governorship to gain funds from speaking tours and conferences now difficult because everybody is generally aware of her incompetence ... fun write and excellent parody both informed and poetic techniques well used in this amusing parody


  • sinfull
    September 27

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    Yikes! It has taken me awhile to accept , but I must confess foreign commentary on USA
    politics is always more revealing and honest than our own news commentaries are..This poem was like turning to the BBC for my updates...with coffee sputtering humor to boot. Very amused =)


  • dragonscales
    November 17, 2008
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    wow

    that was a lot of writing and then there was that second poem that just blew me away one thing i would like to know though was how long it took you to write those poems if you finished that within a month that would be a miracle in itself!!!!!


  • BluesMan gold member
    November 11, 2008
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    Thank you for entering my contest


  • Exit-Stage-Right
    November 9, 2008
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    Check


  • Nostalgia
    November 4, 2008
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    Halarious, but long- also vary opinionated. Still laughing....Nice.

  • mypoetrysucks
    November 2, 2008
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    add some applause

  • mypoetrysucks
    November 2, 2008

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    good...funny, but long.....my brain hurts now....gotta go down some vodka.....(not really).... sorry about my fairly useless comment....but i aint good at it....


  • Raychul.Casey silver member
    November 2, 2008
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    very complex, very scathing.
    Very good.


  • The Fun House silver member
    November 2, 2008

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    This is most interesting and amusing. I've never been much for politics myslef but I won't go there. I did enjoy delving into this. It is very creative and well worth the read


  • TMazzola
    November 2, 2008
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    ... wow

  • Silver Haze
    October 28, 2008

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    that was an extensive parody! and notes, too... very good work piecing it all together, and though a few references were lost to me I did get most of it. I'll keep my political commentary to myself (difficult as that is) ... but I couldn't really get an idea of which side you were on (yes, side. it feels like that's how this works, now). perhaps it's just the tone that makes the language seem ambiguous in the sense of whether it means what it says or is being ironic/sarcastic. maybe that's just me...! or perhaps I need a reread. anyhow, nice work with such a long piece packed with such details.


  • just mercedes gold member
    October 28, 2008

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    Intricate, clever and witty - but lacks lightness. Though I suppose it is difficult to see the light at the moment, and in a few months we'll all be wondering what THAT was all about! (hopefully)


  • Amergin
    October 28, 2008
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    VERY INTRICATE. I love it!


  • dp robertson
    October 28, 2008
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    I was really hoping that this hit more than it missed - one of the essential elements of parody is that the thing be funny not simply clever as this is. Clever is what gets you kudos, funny is what gets you readership. It is much easier to sail through funny than it is to plough through clever no matter the skill


  • princessleejwctlvr2
    October 27, 2008
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    This is very well written!!! I love the acrostics and the descriptions!!!

  • michaeline
    October 26, 2008

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    You blow me away with your paradies and mind thought processes in this write.You have put a lot of time and thought into this pieace and it shows.Your uses of the titles related well to every line and the rhyme seemed to flow easily all the way through.My hats off to you on such a great job.


  • Exit-Stage-Right
    October 26, 2008
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    An odd misogynistic jumble that, as Freed by Mercy noted, fails as often as it succeeds. Interested parties really need to find out:

    who Obama has been supporting in Kenya;

    what Obama's stance is on infanticide?

    where Obama's REAL birth certifiate is!

    why Obama accepts campaign donations from Daffy Duck, Della Ware and other fictional entities.


  • duana
    October 26, 2008
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    I will look forward to reading the whole poem


  • pink-roses gold member
    October 24, 2008

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    EXCELLENT!!!!!! Parody at its best! THis is just so deliciously witty, you have a serious talent.

    pink x


  • Freak-in-BlackJeans
    October 24, 2008

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    This made me laugh! I love this! My favorite lines were the last two!

    Naoto


  • light insight silver member
    October 24, 2008

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    Speechless

    From aperson who loves and appreciates the cleverness of wit when properly combined, I am at a loss for words. You have out done yourself, me and the rest of the field this piece of utter brilliance. I would say good luck in the contest, if luck should play a role i would challenge any judge. Absolutely brilliant. Bravo!!!!!!


  • MissErinMichelle
    October 23, 2008

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    So Perfect

    Saks 5th. Avenue Shop : Sarah over the top

    Advanced hockey mum's budget for

    Red dresses hip-hop, croc high heels, couldn't stop

    A democrat raising vote score.

    Hundred grand, fifty more, left the public so sore,

    Pulse taken, folk waken in shock,

    As for mission divine, what at first appeared fine

    Left impression of putting back clock,

    Ideal pick

    Now slick, sick,

    Separation of Powers half-cock.

    This is my absolute favorite part. I think you've hit the nail on the head with this one.
    Keep it up


  • Nature Song silver member
    October 23, 2008
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    Interesting! I live in Alaska. I do believe she has done some incredible things for our state. I am proud to say that she is running for VP...~Sie


  • Nature Song silver member
    October 23, 2008

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    Interesting! I live in Alaska. I do believe she has done some incredible things for our state. I am proud to say that she is running for VP...~Sie


  • starwing
    October 23, 2008

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    well now I wish I'd saved my applauses! well done. I could never stick to this type of write... brava!...Peace Desi


  • Kristine86
    October 23, 2008

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    interesting

    I can honestly say I've never seen anything like it, and it was very long, but very interesting. Thanks for sharing!


  • MD Masroor
    October 23, 2008
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    Though it was lengthy, I enjoyed every bit of it! hilarious! This should be on comedy central!


  • artis
    October 22, 2008
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    just wanted a re-read, still as good as the lat time!!

  • kev18
    October 22, 2008
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    wickedd

  • kev18
    October 22, 2008
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    wicke


  • Rose Angel gold member
    October 22, 2008

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    Loving satire, and sympathetic to your views even though Canadian..I enjoyed all you shared..even though it was a bit long. The humour helped it through....It seems like a sideshow the McCain Palin ticket..Desperate to continue in power...Good write!


  • Poetic Tasha Moderators member
    October 21, 2008

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    im sorry i clicked on this quite by accident and this is not really my sort of read and way too long for my attention span to stay interested. but i see you are receiving great reviews so kudos to you.

    best of luck with your contests.

    TAsha


  • artis
    October 21, 2008

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    excellent parody of a real situation gone awry,

    Mcpain picks someone whose palin by comparsion to so many other choice that could have been made, she dodges questions like cheney dodged the draft. She makes bush look smarter, perhaps he should have picked her....lol...great write~~~Artis


  • blondeoverblue
    October 21, 2008

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    I don't for one nano second claim to know anything about American Politics, but can't help but be bombarded with it on every national News programme. Hope the best man wins...whoever that might be!

    Never less than astounded by your clever and inventive poetry.

    Kat


  • The Dark Lord
    October 21, 2008

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    do not like...Joe the Plummer dont need taxes, no one does, trust me...I dont like it at all...that and polotics makes me EXTREMELY BIAS!!!\

    *ANGRY* DONT LIKE IT, sorry

  • Alexis-Rueal
    October 21, 2008

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    This is an interesting poem... I like the imagery and the language... though sometimes I find myself stumbling due to slightly different beats.

    This poem doesn't quite fit the tone I was looking for, though, with this contest. I'm looking for how a poet laureate would usher in a new Presidency, hence my example of Maya Angelou's poem "On the Pulse of Morning".

    I thank you, though, for sharing such a unique take on the election. Thank you for entering.


  • StarMaced Cloud
    October 21, 2008

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    Despite being English i still keep up with the electoral process, and i hope Barack Obama wins, still can't tell who you want to win though lol


  • apropos
    October 21, 2008
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    quite good! clever use of words.


  • fluffatron69
    October 21, 2008

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    That's quite a humourous poem! I like the references to Sarah Palin, especially! A fair write!


  • x-sweet-sunshine-x
    October 20, 2008

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    Oooh, great job with this poem. It sums all of the nonsense involving the election in one poem. Great job!


  • trekkergirl
    October 20, 2008

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    hummmm.... not real sure if you like or not Palin. I personally do not like her. But if you do that is your choice. However, you definitely have some creative imagery going on here. And I like this. It flows well. Good job


  • Mistressnomaster
    October 20, 2008

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    LOL Well I am not an American (I thank God for that everyday!) and this is absolutely brilliant!!!!! What a way to diss the politicians...great stuff.

    MM


    • Cat gold member
      October 20, 2008
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      you can be quite sure you are not the only one glad of that.


      • Mistressnomaster
        October 20, 2008
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        lol Well Cat, The US is ruled by a moron and we here in NZ are ruled by an unattractive, overbearing stuff shirted lesbian who is married to a weedy little man who never says boo unless he is told too! Not much difference really


  • Freed by Mercy silver member
    October 19, 2008

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    Quite a lot of fun with language and Sarah Palin. This is an ambitious poem; I think you may have tried to do too much with it, some of it doesn't quite work. I think you have enough material just on Sarah alone, the other stuff gets a bit murky and confusing.

    I want so much for this to be great!

    For me the election comes down to: which is the smarter candidate? Their first official choice was to choose a running mate. Obama really thought about it, carefully weighed his options, and went with an experienced senator with lots of foreign relations experience. Someone, that if the worse happened, could step into the office of president. Okay, he's not real exciting though his story is compelling. Obama thought about the office.

    McCain, on the other hand, when his first two choices didn't play well with the Republican party, chose a controversial, inexperienced, somewhat undereducated woman poorly vetted as his "running mate". He certainly could not have thought of her as a potential president! She was not a smart choice. Now, with the economy a mess, I bet Romney doesn't look so bad, John, eh?

    Who can you trust? The smart one. 'nuff said.


  • FlamesDragoness
    October 19, 2008

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    Standing up to APPLAUD!

    Absolutely loved it!
    WEll done poet, you feasted well....
    blending the reality and fairy tale,
    and thankyou,
    it's about damn time someone cried,
    FOUL!
    flamesdragoness


  • Immortal Obscurity Greeters member
    October 19, 2008

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    This is cute, and I laughed at the Sarah Palin acrostic... Did you hear the story about Heather Mallick, the Canadian journalist who publicly tore a few strips outta the woman? If not, I'd be happy to send you a link to it... I think you'd do it great poetic justice!

    Well done, and good luck in the contest!

    Laura, aka Immortal


  • lianonsidhe silver member
    October 19, 2008

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    Ha ha ha!!!! So funny! I really enjoyed that! Especially the space one. Thanks for sharing!


  • Xianaria gold member
    October 19, 2008
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    Well done, a very interesting write!
    Best wishes in the contest~


  • Cannonsfire
    October 19, 2008

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    Now if this was on my voting slip lol I reckon I'd even go to cast a ballot just to have a copy. Brilliant.


  • kareneisenlord gold member
    October 19, 2008

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  • kareneisenlord gold member
    October 19, 2008
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    It's something one has to read over a few times to get all of it; and overall it is very well written. I don't know if it is intentional, but it reminds me of how old fairy tales and songs were written with secret messages. Pre-revolutionary France/ England I believe - 18th Century

    . For example; "Sing a Song of Six Pence" / "Four and Twenty Black Birds Baked in a Pie."

    http://www.rhymes.org.uk/sing_a_song_of_sixpence.htm

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sing_a_Song_of_Sixpence
    http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1904/whats-the-nursery-rhyme-sing-a-song-of-sixpence-all-about


  • aparnaagarwal
    October 18, 2008
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    A WELL WRITTEN POEM
    LOVE
    A


  • CountryCousin
    October 18, 2008

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    Interesting.

    The thing is who can we trust. I want to write in a candidate's name but I will vote in November. I think most people know who they will end up voting for and the debates do not really matter.

  • GarbageCan
    October 18, 2008

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    hm an unusual parody of an excellant Edward Lear poem...... not sure i really understood what it was about though or who you were talking about. Ah well...
    Sorry.


  • Mairi bheag gold member
    October 18, 2008
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    I was singing the Elton Hayes version along with this!

  • Judith Chandler
    October 18, 2008

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    Sarah does seem to be good for comic verse and parodies if nothing else.

    Thank you for entering my contest.


  • Snowing Kisses gold member
    October 18, 2008

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    i love it

    i love edward lear and i love this too it is so clever, you indeed have the talent with humerous stuff, this is refreshingly good i havnt laughed so much in ages and yet you managed to combine humour with something serious i dont really follow politics xos i dont understand it but you made the politics of the time accessable today thanks for sharing littlefishone

  • scoff
    October 18, 2008

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    Somewhat in the vein of Jabberwocky

    this piece appeals in its airy tone, playful demeanor and nonsensical formulation.

    Parody is perhaps the perfect form in which to encapsulate the current contest, and that, to my mind, is an unutterably sad commentary on the state of the nation.


  • Room without doors gold member
    October 18, 2008

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    Outstanding

    A fine parody that remains true to the original. He was the first poet I ever read so he remains dear to my heart. You have written something here that is simply brilliant and so entertaining! Best of luck in the contest, I am sure this will do well.


  • Naznomarn
    October 18, 2008
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    Fair enough, the extra punctuation was a shame to see though and I found it a little offputting and detracted from the flow of the poem. I felt that this made the humour appear forced. "When a joke is explained, one laughs only from the throat".
    A nice enough piece though. Good luck in the contest!


  • waydownuponjoy
    October 18, 2008

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    An UP to the present ...

    news bulletin in this modern day version of The Owl and the Pussycat poem. Your word play was and is skillfully executed as were the can_di_dates
    mentioned who seem to stay on the run! Well done! jy


  • Legend silver member
    October 18, 2008

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    I love parodies and even though being English some of the sections i did not get I can still appreciate the general flow and meaning behind a wonderful written piece Excellent


  • eleno
    October 18, 2008

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    hahaha, ohh, goshh, what a way of rephrasing. delightful indeed...

  • Aries gold member
    October 18, 2008

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    Wonderful Satirical Aries

    Thank you for the marvellous use of The
    Owl& Pussycat to make us really think about what is really happening I LOVE 'it'(& the child said "Can I
    have more please")


  • Wolfdog silver member
    October 17, 2008

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    Excellent

    oh, indeed, 'tis a fine write, my friend, just as it is . Imagery, rhythm and rhyme are just fine. Thanks for sharing this one.

  • femurlee
    October 17, 2008

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    Delightful!

    I've always loved "The Owl And The Pussycat", and now you have given me a political version to embrace. Good luck in the contest! Classy and sassy and oh so true. Maybe the characters will read this and say, "Congrats" to you. (Never know ....) Peace.

  • ecrivain01
    October 17, 2008

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    Hilarious ...

    and I certainly hope you are correct. Four more years of that nonsense would finish us.

    Thanks for alerting me to this.


  • owlish
    October 17, 2008

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    I love the Owl and the Pussy Cat poem and all the rest by Edward Lear! This is a great poem in that style. The rhyme is great and you mixed politics and humor wonderfully.


  • Night Hope gold member
    October 17, 2008

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    You humour me immensely, Scribe. Thanks.

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