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Alakazam, Be Gone!
In the house painted white,
with a head like a coronet cavy,
lives a munchausen narcissi,
a tautological wonder,
that blunder,
who shut the door
in the face of all
that is good and holy.
But I imagine him gone,
or, better still,
with daffodils in his hair,
singing Carly’s song (ironically),
as we shut him down,
for the good of all.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Note: Since 1940 the one who sits in that house effects the whole world irrespective. Narcissi is, of course, Narcissus who fell in love with himself, and Narcissus is also the name for daffodil. A cavy is a guinea-pig. Carly is Carly Simon who sang “You’re so Vain.”
Paul, pvcann.com
If only it can be done right lol. I love Carly Simon. One of her songs I love most is ”Let the River Run”.
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Indeed, Winnie! Perhaps the other Carly Simon’s song should be changed to “Nobody Does It Baser” for the incumbent President.
Speaking of songs, it’s time for a ditty from SoundEagle:
Thank you, Paul, for your timely poem, to which I shall reply very graphically with my cartoon in the parlance of political satire at https://soundeagle.wordpress.com/2017/10/18/the-quotation-fallacy/best-quotation-to-win-an-exclusive-loyal-contract-to-make-pig-boss-company-great-again/
A picture is worth a thousand words!
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Excellent, and thanks for the conversation
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Yes, she has quite a list behind her, so many good songs, thanks Winnie
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You’re welcome, Paul.
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Reality bites they say…
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Lol, yes indeed.
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I did a post on Carly’s song the other day, by Enigma not Carly Simon.
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Yes, I saw that, the song always comes to mind when I see this guy.
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In other words, a “head with a coronet cavy” is a guinea pig’s head with a crown on it? I bet you can hear my laughter from here.
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Lol, yes indeed, plus, the coronet is the messy haired one, so it was a double meaning, so glad it made you laugh
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aptly said … how do we make him vanish?
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Mars One team?
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maybe Neptune would appreciate him … he’d blend in with the tropical fish
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There’s a thought, anything to move him – and a few others on 😉
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sooner the better, Mars One is not here yet!
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Well, we could all have a whip-around and fund one 🙂
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you know I think billions would gratefully contribute!
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I’m certain of it 🙂
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where do I send the cheque?
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The Neptune-Mars Options Good Fortune and Harmony Account (also known as: Things Can Only Get Better)
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well it had better happen real soon!
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Yes 😉
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Clever poem Paul. Daffodils in his hair…are they orange by chance.
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They are indeed orange 🙂 thanks Helene
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