Saturday, March 3, 2012

Epaulettes


FIREBLOSSOM FRIDAY
http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com.au/
chose the topic of 'uniform'


EPAULETTES

If your'e nursing an ambition
To rise to some great heights,
And on a mighty mission
You decide to set your sights,
Track-down a dress-designer
Before you make a move.
For you need an out-shiner
If you have a lot to prove.
It's no good looking dowdy
If you want to rule the earth,
The people will get rowdy
And treat your aim with mirth.
A Dictator must look bigger
Than all the other men;
He must seem to have a figure
That earns ten out of ten.
His shoulders must look broader
Than shoulders really are;
When he calls his folk to order,
They must know that he's a star.
So, for Dictatorial Dressing
I suggest The Epaulette;
When you set-about impressing,
They are the best thing yet.
Underneath you may be bony,
A scrawny little chap;
We wont guess that you're a phoney
And we'll fall into your trap.
You'll be a great Dictator,
Dine with Crowns and Coronets.
(You can reward me later
For advice on epaulettes.)
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POSH MADE EASY!

People who're posh always have big brains,
Or so they like to think.
They can go to Eton and schools like that,
If they happen to own a mink!
The most difficult crosswords devised by man
The posh can do with ease,
Because they're so terribly upper-class.....
We only come up to their knees!
So why this crossword collection?
Maybe it's full of 'posh' words.
Like 'mater' and 'pater' and things like that.
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Seems it's only for the birds!
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4 comments:

Kerry O'Connor said...

Indeed, the epaulette seems very 'in' this season!

Mary Ann Potter said...

Dang. No wonder some politicians' wardrobes are woefully inadequate - unlike this poem which is fabulously wonderful and wonderfully fabulous! 8-)

Herotomost said...

You are so right....the right uniform accessories can make a smushy man look smashing. I have yet to see a naked dictator...lol. Great piece.

Fireblossom said...

*snort!*

got to love it!