Il Pagliacco Bojo
Intro: up to 50 words (delete this text and enter your own)
He’s the Joker in the pack.
A slack-jawed Chaplin,
the ‘Capstan Full Strength’ of frolic.
This not too alcoholic hyperbolic
mistaken for shambolic, yet
all too taken with his own charisma.
Any party but a political one
should welcome this funster.
A posh punter with a gift
you wouldn’t accept from a Greek.
Such power, pre-witching hour.
Though in the twitching twilight
he scrubs the greasepaint
from his Pagliacco, to show
the empty clown beneath.
© franciman 2023
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what lies beneath the painted smile, very powerful and solid internal rhymes and alliteration to get your tongue around what more could I ask for…send in the clowns.
Hi Keith,
Nice to know that you are still around. If you can’t be satirical about our current crop of politicians, you haven’t been watching the show… Thanks for visiting.
cheers,
Jim
Echo everything Keith said; excellent internal rhythms and sardonic commentary. With Trump and Johnson set loose on the English speaking world I’m glad I’m living over here. A very clever piece of writing, Jim.
It’s quite a celebration of words, rhymes and rhythms. A pleasure to read.