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Posted on Feb 05 2018
Being a Short Tragical Prurient History of Donald Forced Upon Us
paraphrasing Doctor Faustus
“Was this the face that launched a thousand ships,
And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?
Sweet Helen make me immortal with a kiss.
Her lips suck forth my soul; see, where it flies.”
—from ‘The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus’ written by Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593).
To paraphrase four famous lines by Christopher Marlowe
please read and enjoy, try not to weep, the words below:
Was this the face that launched a thousand quips
and danced topless in the towers of Donald Trump
on a Stormy day with Daniels and Donald in the lions den
or was it on a course of action close to his golf club
her sin mortal? or he made immortal with a costly kiss
all of which a fleet of lawyers and the Donald denies
a verbatim quote from Dr. Faustus may settle this,
“Her lips suck forth my soul; see, where it flies.”
and let us not forget what Master ‘Kit’ Marlowe
said before we depart this satiric sonnet derision
“ Money can’t buy love, but it improves your
bargaining position.” what? no illusion? no collusion?
A special happy birthday to Christopher ‘Kit’ Marlowe, born Feb. 6,1564, in Canterbury, United Kingdom.
The Blonde Dude is a Dud
Inspiration from a Canzoniere sonnet, The White Doe, by Italian poet Francesco Petrarch ( 1304 -1374)
A blonde dude living in a tall white tower
came on the scene, his mirrors were of gold
he sent out twitter streams hour after hour
from morning till night to young and old
his vision was myopic he couldn’t stay on topic
I left him after working for him less than a year
totally appalled at his ignorance and media fear
someday it will be in a tell all cable TV biopic
In many speeches he repeated, “believe me, believe me”
he insulted democratic institutions and the world at large
trying to stop the chaos he put three generals in charge
like the battery rabbit he kept ticking going on and on
with media coverage every day for the world to see
America will breathe a sigh of relief when he’s gone
