Now that the Vice-President has been declared President Elect and the Fake-Tan President of Vice has been found wanting and given his marching orders, thereby becoming President Evicted, I think the time is right.
Modesty forbids… well it almost forbids, but not quite.
I am going to go ahead and own up to the significant contribution this little-known poet from a small country made in bringing down the most powerful man in the world. Personally, I’m not the sort to boast but I’m just telling you that’s what ‘some people’ are saying. And they are ‘very good people, the best, very bright people I’m told’.
You probably heard P45 (just before he got his P45) declaring his puzzlement that at one stage he was in the lead, then later ‘magically’ there appeared all these votes for his opponent.
I can now reveal the inspiration for those additional votes. It was to be found in a poetry ebook , readily available free of charge online, to anyone who wished to flick through its virtual pages. Two of my little poems lurk within its digital covers.
The ebook was put together by Stephanie Lunn, a wine writer who, with Billy Nomad as illustrator, launched Poems Against Trump before the 2020 election in a bid to defeat potential fascism in the US of A.
In the Year of Plague it would appear her efforts have contributed towards removing the Orange Plague and hopefully, in 2021 and beyond, this will also lead more quickly towards the prioritisation of Coronavirus control, Healthcare in the United States and that other plague upon the earth, Climate Change. With a little bit of Irish luck it might also have a positive impact on Brexit, particularly in relation to the GFA, Internal Market Bill etc.
It truly is amazing what a little free ebook can do. Indeed Democrats could have saved so much campaign money by just promoting this book!
If you currently have an image of me with tongue in cheek boosting my part in all this, that would not be far from true. Indeed, if you go to this link, https://sendwinenow.co.uk/poetsagainsttrump where you can peruse or download the whole volume, you will notice that the other contributions are much more hard-hitting than mine. I guess it’s not my style to use such direct language. In fact I was so cowardly that I withdrew permission to print a poem I originally submitted titled Vladimir’s Latest Purchase (Allegedly). I quickly wrote and sent Trompe-l’oeil as a replacement.
For ease of reference I’ll finish this blog post with my two poems from the ebook. The first was written prior to Trump’s first visit to the UK as POTUS. At the time there were demonstrations against the visit taking place but I thought it was best to allow him to be seen for what he is. Swallow was first published in online zine I am not a silent poet.
Swallow Allow this man and others of his kind to visit this land of yours and mine if that’s what they really want When they arrive we shall carry our children and grandchildren aloft upon our shoulders so they can see for themselves that these people look deceptively like us generally human in appearance And when they speak our offspring will hear the sound snakes make to sanitise their decisions and the steps they take in the name of narcissistic whim or profit regardless of impact on people or planet Our precious ones will this way learn whom to avoid whom to distrust whom they must not allow themselves to become Allowing the vile to be here for a while putting their poisonous ideas on trial should not increase their following but will teach us that when the venom is spat the secret is not swallowing
Trompe-l’oeil
Trompe-l’oeil
Sounds a little like
Trump lies
Trompe-l’oeil
Means a trick upon
Your eyes
Note what the
French coincidence
Implies
Donald J.
Monsieur Trompe-l’oeil
Arise!
Peter/A/Writer 
Love this!
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I’m glad you did Mary! Thank you for taking time to comment
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