Monday, November 4, 2019

Once Upon a Dunce




artwork by Torren Thomas.


Once Upon a Dunce

“There are three kinds of men--those who learn by
reading, those who learn by observation, and those
who have to pee on an electric fence.”
--Will Rogers.

Truth
needs to be
the central keep
of our moral castle.

Yet, today
it is more keepsake
than mainstay.

Most would agree
that Trump
is not a keeper;
unless it’s 
Keeper of the Royal Lies.

It’s quite the chore
keeping political poetics
light-hearted.


Glenn Buttkus

Quadrille

Posted over at dVerse Poets Pub
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17 comments:

  1. brudbergNovember 4, 2019 at 1:10 PM

    I am starting to wonder if there won't be another four years of his bull-in-a-china-shop finesse....

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  2. Linda Lee LybergNovember 4, 2019 at 1:15 PM

    each day that infields, I am more amazed at his antics. It's calculating, designed to numb us to the next horrible thing he's done.

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  3. Jade LiNovember 4, 2019 at 1:24 PM

    Keep up the good work, Glenn. I don't know how anything to do with the presidunce could be light-hearted. I agree with Linda. He wants to keep pushing to see just how much he can get away with as it sets the precedent for the next presidunce without a shred or morals and shuns the truth.

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  4. Kim M. RussellNovember 4, 2019 at 1:26 PM

    Teflon Trump, the presidunce – LOL! And the quote is spot on! So is your quadrille, Glenn. Truth more keepsake than mainstay – I must remember that for the dunces we have over here.

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  5. De JacksonNovember 4, 2019 at 1:45 PM

    Oh, man. This is all too sadly true:
    "Yet, today
    it is more keepsake
    than mainstay."

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  6. Vivian ZemsNovember 4, 2019 at 2:14 PM

    Keeper of the Royal Lies- you said it! It’s exasperating listening to anything he says. Sigh!

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  7. Sanaa RizviNovember 4, 2019 at 3:11 PM

    Powerful! I resonate with "keeper of the royal lies."

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  8. indybevNovember 4, 2019 at 4:42 PM


    There was absolutely no quid pro quo, positively no quid pro quo, most definitely no quid pro quo ……. but, if there was, it's okay. I can't believe he still has rabid followers! I don't know how you managed only 44 words, Glenn!!

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  9. robkistnerNovember 4, 2019 at 5:59 PM

    Glenn, like the pointed nature of this truth telling. And I sadly agree with Björn, he ain’t goin’ away for another four years. And after his 8 years of idiocy, can you image the jackass that the ignorant minority will vote in next time — unless the intelligent moral people of this country find the balls to do what must be done.

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  10. Revived WriterNovember 4, 2019 at 6:16 PM

    I like how you used the word "keep" in different, apt ways.

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  11. TruedessaNovember 4, 2019 at 6:33 PM

    I cringe to think he will be the keeper for another 4 years.

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  12. GraceNovember 4, 2019 at 6:39 PM

    Keeper of Royal Lies - perfect description..ha.ha...

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  13. Dwight L. RothNovember 4, 2019 at 7:39 PM

    A very passionate write Glenn!

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  14. Frank HubenyNovember 5, 2019 at 11:13 AM

    Nice last three lines about keeping political poetics lighthearted.

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  15. MiskyNovember 5, 2019 at 12:45 PM

    I see a second term of this man, and it depresses me no end. But we have Boris, so there you have it - bookends.

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  16. Ken GierkeNovember 8, 2019 at 6:06 PM

    And he would pee on that fence in public, eager to show how it should be done.

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  17. Frank J. TassoneNovember 11, 2019 at 11:25 AM

    The challenge of light-hearted Satire with the Reality Show Host occupying the Oval Office. Well-played!

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