OUR SAVIOUR FROM THE TORIES, Political posturing Options

[Alan]

OUR SAVIOUR FROM THE TORIES
(6 May 2010, general election date announced)

Sad profile of my bank account,
the complete texture of my life;
He’s sheltered me from much self-harm
by taxes, excised with state knife.

With His moonlight, in soft focus,
He spin doctors and tells us lies;
on balance I’m much better off.
Oh look, there is a pig that flies !

In short cameo performance,
He pretends he’s minister, Prime,
dispelling my prosperity :
Please, River Thames, drown His foul crime.

Alan McAlpine Douglas

Challenge words : profile texture shelter
moonlight balance cameo dispel river

[Sekhmet]

Oh Steve! There you go again! Where was your crit?

Alan's poem was not about America. It was not about Mr Obama! It was not about Mr Obama's Health Insurance reforms; important though those subjects might be to you.

Instead of offering a helpful, (or even an un-helpful) crit, you chose to offer a diatribe on a totally unrelated subject.

As Alan said, 'How was the poem?'

Alan's subject was about something that is of the utmost importantce to those of us who call England 'Home' - our own General Election. And even the US Government might have some interest in who is going to be their closest ally in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

As it happens, I personally did not agree with Alan's thoughts - but felt that he expressed them well, and used the Challenge Words to make a telling point.

Your reaction to Alan's verse confirms the opinion, often expressed in UK, that, 'If it isn't about America - America doesn't give a damn.'

Leo