The ringmaster

by CD Richards

It's natural when folk demand
that he who represents a land
should be one who is worthy of the job;
and not an empty talking head,
whose words were better left unsaid,
appealing to a loud and angry mob.

When bluster and vulgarity
are lauded for the world to see,
and manners are the subject of much mirth;
I fear this dim novitiate
might manage to principiate
the end of life on this our planet Earth.

Now, I don't mean to cause offence,
but it's high time to show some sense,
before he brings his country tumbling down.
Find someone with some dignity,
who isn't clearly off his tree—
back to the circus with this oafish clown.

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Today's word: principiate (v.) to cause to begin; to set in motion.

My much-treasured Christmas present for 2017 is a book by Paul Anthony Jones: "The cabinet of linguistic curiosities". Each page contains a descriptive story about some obscure or archaic word. It occurred to me it would be a fun exercise to try and write, each day, a poem featuring the "word of the day" from the book.

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