Buckaroo Borden
A Sonnet that Keeps it One Hundred for D.K. Shepard
Sir Robert Borden, blustering tory!
Teacher, lawyer, banker, legislator;
One of many authors of our story
You look like a gruff, disgruntled waiter!
Your zeal for war moved you to conscript boys
Which filled Quebec with mad indignation;
Their sons they did not want to be your toys
In bloody games far from our cold nation
Of suffrage you were a bold champion
War measures you were happy to enact
Knighted you were by island Albion
To you, we owe an income tax...exact
One hundred dollar notes wear your moustache
Who better, to be patron saint of cash?
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You are warmly encouraged to congratulate D.K. Shephard for the publication of their one hundredth story, and to take part in this challenge, devised to celebrate that sweet centennial:
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D. J. Reddall
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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Comments (8)
I found this highly educating!
Cleverly done! Like Shaun… it was a history lesson for me.
This was both informative and entertaining! "You look like a gruff, disgruntled waiter!" made me chuckle! And I love what you did with the prompt, D.J. Very creative and executed so well! Very honored you entered it in the challenge!
My mom was a Borden and Robert's in our Family Tree (Lizzie too). I enjoyed your poem very much!
This is a great interpretation of the challenge!
Oh, I like this one. Also, I didn't know were a Canuck. Yay us!
And my random history lesson if the day is complete. Great job!
cleverly penned!!