Archive for March, 2018

Gary Cohn, Bye-Bye (Limerick)

Tuesday, March 6th, 2018

Yet another departure! Now Cohn
Has resigned. Say goodbye to the lone
Voice of reason on trade.
Since this rational aide
Can no longer persuade, coop’s been flown.

When Was He Hinged? (Limerick)

Saturday, March 3rd, 2018

Trump’s “unhinged,” people say — yes it’s true;
He’s unglued and it’s making them blue.
His bad moods makes him act
Without reason or fact.
My response must be: What else is new?

Not Wright For The EPA! (Limerick)

Saturday, March 3rd, 2018

“Trump EPA Pick Works for Dow Chemical”

Donald’s EPA pick works for Dow,
And all I can say’s “Holy Cow!”
If confirmed, Peter Wright’s
Brand new job’s toxic sites.
Is Dow Chemical happy? And how!

Guess Who? (Limerick)

Thursday, March 1st, 2018

Does this sound like somebody you know?

I wrote this limerick several years ago, never but published it. For some reason, it now feels extremely timely:

A smartass was always provoking,
Inciting and goading and stoking.
He’d smile as he stirred
Up the battle he’d spurred.
Then smirking, he’d say, “Only joking.”