Monday 11 May 2009

Very, Very . . . Odd


“You are odd, Father Gordon,” the young man said,
”And your party is in disarray;
And now your delusions have gone to your head –
Do you think you should call it a day?”

“In my youth,” the Prime Minister said in reply,
“My integrity mattered a lot;
But, now that it’s obviously gone by-the-by,
Depart? I shall certainly not!”

“You are odd,” said the youth, “as I mentioned before,
And widely considered a twat;
Yet you seem to be planning to stay a year more -
Pray, how do you justify that?”

“Notwithstanding” said Brown “my late father’s advice,
My ethics have always been *supple*.
And now all my scruples are yours for a price –
Allow me to sell you a couple.”

“You are odd,” said the man, “and too clever by half,
And you give yourself socialist airs;
Yet you smash telephones and you bully your staff -
What causes this state of affairs?”

“I have answered two questions, and that is enough”
Said the PM with angry display.
”You are merely a voter: do I give a stuff?
I’ll have Jacquie Smith lock you away!”

(apologies to Lewis Carroll etc etc)

ND


8 comments:

Technomist said...

Wonderful

ken from glos said...

Clever, very clever. I now have a picture of him in my kitchen where he looks to have lost the plot.

Love looking at it! He is still putting the Country on the road to ruin so i must not laugh too much.

Demetrius said...

Lovely piece, I did enjoy it.

Mark Wadsworth said...

That scans very nicely, well done.

idle said...

Up to your usual standard, Nick. Which is to say: very, very good.

Nick Drew said...

thanks chaps, we aim to please

scansion, Mark, yes absolutely: craft first, art to follow where we can (as I know you agree!) so thanks, the comment is appreciated

Philipa said...

Brilliant!

Nomad said...

Mr Idle is reporting the establishment of a new poet laureate. Was your application misplaced on a train somewhere?