JAN 23, wordplay maps: sister-cities anagrams (4-6)

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JAN 22, American satire: laying blame

 The author reveals that he was influenced in this formulation by TV interviews given by his niece, the clinical psychologist Mary Trump.

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JAN 21, American satire: "First Term on the Range"

PARODY-ORIGINS: These verses were originally conceived as poetic lyrics. However, they can, like almost all limericks, be easily sung (sometimes with minor modifidations) using  certain well-known tunes; in this case, the classic American western ballad "Home on the Range", 1872 (lyrics that also underwent a transition from poetry to song) -- the best known recording is by Bing Crosby, 1933.

LIMERICK VERSE:  Original poetry, the limerick "Hillary Pilloried" was written by Giorgio Coniglio in November 2017.

Many of the other constituent verses have been published at the OEDILF website (Omnificent English Dictionary in Limerick Form) by  Giorgio. You can review some of these poetry verses by proceeding to a collection on our topic-based blog "Edifying Nonsense" HERE. 

Author's Note:   The results of the acrimonious U.S. presidential election in November 2016 caused despondency and resentment in some segments of the population. Donald J. Trump ran a successful campaign under the slogan "Make America Great Again", and won the electoral college majority. After the election, there was considerable distraction by unproductive disputes over the popular vote, possible voter fraud, and the size of crowds at inaugurations.

PARODY-SONGLINK:

Click HERE to proceed to our blog "Silly Songs and Satire" where you can access ukulele and guitar chord-charts to help you accompany "First Term on the Range" on your favorite instrument. Otherwise, you can follow along with the poetry lyrics, as given above. 

 

INTRODUCTION: a) Lead-off Verse "Hillary pilloried"
                        b) Chorus (the largest group of voices ever assembled)

ADDED VERSES: (YOU SHOULD SING THE CHORUS AFTER EACH VERSE, for FAIRNESS)

1. Covfefe
2. White House Communications
3. Pardoning "Sheriff Joe"
4. Second Amendment
5. Trade Renegotiations
6. Male Accountability

7. Morning Tweetstorm

...

FIRST TERM on the RANGE:

  (to the tune of Home on the Range)

Introductory Verse:

Now that Hillary's pilloried, Donald J. Trump

Is our president (like it or lump)

America grated,

Our allies frustrated,

Seems America's slated to slump.  

Chorus:

With Hillary pilloried, Trump

Is our prez (Libs might like that or lump).

America grated,

Our allies frustrated,

Revenge? Twenty-twenty, we'll dump.   

VERSE #1:

Spicer thought that today, we should best play it safe, eh?

(Covert intel was leaked by El Jefe.)

"Constant negative press"?

We can clean up that mess

With a weapon Vlad calls "the covfefe".

VERSE #2:

"No attack dog, more scary than poochy,
Nor sex scandal that screams, 'Hoochie-coochie'
Could match the release

Of that New Yorker piece:
My profane rant." The Mooch Scaramucci

VERSE #3:

Though Trump's base found the concept beguiling,
Old Joe's pardon flouts justice, defiling
The Court's verdict: "Contempt".

Worse, this scoundrel's exempt
For bad outrages he's been compiling.

VERSE #4:

 A consortium of ursine arms-vendors
Struck gold when they sold ClawExtenders,
Thus fulfilling the prayers

(And the right to arm bears) 
Of good Second Amendment Defenders. 

VERSE #5:

"Can you think of a policy dafter
Than to scuttle good trade deals like NAFTA?
Xenophobic old goat!",

Offshore car-makers gloat.
North American job loss comes after.

VERSE #6:

Half the populace sadly keeps coping.
As elected old lechers keep groping  
Here’s a sobering thought: 

At the top starts the rot – 
Let’s have Congress impeach them– here’s hoping! 

VERSE #7:

Boast! Roast! - morning tweetstorm

"What a child!", gloat detractors, "an effete storm"
He's America's First

(His own enemy, worst)
A self-centered and 'sad' Self-Defeat-Storm.  

OPTIONAL ADDED VERSES (MAKE UP YOUR OWN!)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

At THIS POINT, you can REPEAT the introductory verse and chorus.  

(Editorial Note): We hope that you, even if you are a RINO, enjoyed these lyrics. BTW, You can find 40 poetic verses on this topic in 5 collections on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE to start!  

8. Reckless Trump wrote this lim'rick, "Jerusalem:
Former allies Islamic, cut loose..." A lim 
That was sure to start riots; protesters might die. It's 
Diplomacy? His poor excuse-a-lim.

9. With judgment hard-headed, outrageous and poor,
He pulled hard for the dubious Roy Moore.
Down in ol’ Alabama, child-molesters to slammer 
Should proceed, not U.S. Senate floor. 

10. George Orwell imagined his 'Newspeak'-
In that world, it’s what peons must/do speak.
But the administration that's controlling this nation
Now mandates what words staff eschew-speak.

11..What could menace ambassadress Haley?

She's a hawk who will dress down foes gaily.
Her boss? Slippery as fish — headline-grabbing his wish.
Has he sacked her? She should assess daily.

JAN 20, holidays and celebrations: Robbie Burns' Day

 

The mathematical expression in the second line of the fourth verse should be read as "sine-over-cos", cos being the mathematical abbreviation for cosine. The mathematical abbreviation for tangent is tan.

JAN 19, personal and family history: relations

  This nostalgic photo was taken June 13, 2004 by SJBH, who kindly provided permission for its use here.
 (The editor admits that the scansion of 'relatively' in the final line of the verse is skewed, and that the mildly cynical verse is not suited to the upbeat nature of the picture. Sometimes, the constraints of verse-writing seem to lead things off in a direction of their own. - SORRY!)

JAN 18, trees: Norway maples

 

Authors' Note: You might also enjoy a poem posted in April 2021 entitled "Leif the (viking) Norway Maple: a Bilingual Complaint". Click HERE.  

You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Uprooted Verse: "Poems about Trees" on the full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". 

You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Uprooted Verse: 'Poems about Trees' on the full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". 

JAN 17, haiku poems of Nuclear Cardiology: "Seventeen Haiku Verses"

JAN 16, American satire: borscht

We hope that you enjoyed this verse. You can find 30 more on this topic in 5 collections on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. Click HERE to start! 

JAN 15, classic palindromes: critique of palindromes

You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Reversing Verse: Limericks About Classic Palindromes' on the full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. 

JAN 14, American satire: nursery rhyme -- 'grating'

JAN 13, Carolina lowcountry: oyster clusters

Elegant table service at an outdoor charity event:
 Steamed oyster clusters

You can review this illustrated verse in a wider context by proceeding to 'Lowcountry Version: Walrus and Carpenter' on the full-service blog Edifying Nonsense. 

JAN 12, Carolina lowcountry: Cooper River vistas

Arthur Ravenel Bridge,
 joining Mt. Pleasant to the downtown Charleston peninsula

pizza delivery boxes in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina,

touting service to 'the Lowcountry'

JAN 11, American satire: impulse control

 

We hope that you enjoyed this verse. You can find 30 more on this topic in 5 collections on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. Click HERE to start! 

JAN 10, a brief saga (exotic destination): Chemainus, B.C., part #1

Authors' Note:   For ecological reasons, the mining of uranium has been banned in British Columbia for several decades. Uranium has been extensively extracted from pitchblende ore at sites elsewhere in Canada, and is present in the reduced or 'uranous' chemical state.

   In the late 1890s, copper, gold and silver were discovered at Mt. Sicker on Vancouver Island. A gold-rush ensued, and mines were operated profitably in the area until 1909.   

   Today, the town of Chemainus (sheh-MAYN-uhs) is best known for its extensive exterior wall-murals which depict the history of its once-thriving resource extraction industries.

   The Dominion Astrophysical Laboratory, site of many important discoveries about the Milky Way, is located 70 km south, in Saanich BC.

The saga  continues ... See part #2 for the second half of this intriguing adventure. Click HERE.

 

JAN 9, the Charleston garden: Loutrel Briggs, garden designer

 

You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Poetry Praising the Charleston Garden' on the full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. Click HERE!

JAN 8, Carolina lowcountry: winter afternoon walk

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female sago-palm displaying seed pods

secretive black-crested night heron

squirrel visiting a back-patio

white ibis scooping its dinner

JAN 7, wordplay maps: new world palindromes (#1,#2)

 

You can view the entire collection of these 50 wordplay maps, by accessing the collection 'Tourists Palindromic Guides: The Americas'. Start by clicking HERE! 

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JAN 6, American satire: Vladimir's hope

NEWS UPDATE !!!:  In the Senate trials of impeached American President Donald Trump, constitutional issues have taken precedence. Senators from many locales across the United States bring their specific viewpoints on the interpretation of this document to the debate. Some of these locales are shown on the map below.

JAN 5, sister-cities anagrams: (2-3)

 

JAN 4, American satire: make-believe, 2016

Author's Note: In the political swirl leading up to the US presidential election, a national convention is a meeting of party delegates to nominate candidates for office and to adopt party rules and platforms. In 2016, these gatherings proceeded in their conventional format, Note that in 2020, with restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, national conventions were held primarily as on-line events.

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JAN 3, Carolina lowcountry: walkability in Mt Pleasant SC

pizza delivery boxes in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 
 touting service to 'the Lowcountry'

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JAN 2, wordplay maps: sister-cities anagrams: (initial map)

JAN 1, The start!!!

Great Egret: Shem Creek, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina

POEMS: Poetry appearing on this site was written (unless otherwise indicated) by Giorgio Coniglio, and for the most part contributed to the online humour dictionary site OEDILF (Omnificent English Dictionary in Limerick Form). OEDILF has worked its way alphabetically from Aa- to Gr-, with the goal of accumulating a verse defining every meaning of every word in the English language. This co-operative project has in its 15 years of existence accumulated over 107,000 carefully edited limericks, with completion date estimated to be around the year 2065. In the past three years, Giorgio has contributed over 300 poems to the project; the site's accession number for the verses is indicated at the bottom of the relevant slides in our presentations.

PHOTOGRAPHY: The majority of photographic illustrations were obtained by Giorgio Coniglio, using an i-phone 7 camera. These illustrations were collected independently of the verses, and formulated using Powerpoint software. Subjects for the wildlife photographs were not reimbursed for appearing in these illustrations, and the editor admits that their consent was not always obtained; an effort was made not to disturb their environment. Other artwork by the author was performed using Powerpoint.  Where indicated, friends provided some bird photographs. When required for purposes of illustration, photos, primarily open-use, were drawn from the internet, and are designated by pale blue title plaques.

LOCALES: Unless otherwise displayed, photographs relating to flora and fauna, and to artwork in the southern United States, were shot in and around Charleston, South Carolina. We will endeavor to note other sites, which may include Toronto, San Francisco, Florida, Washington, DC, and Paris.   

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