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By Rumple Oxbridge, liberal lyricist A journalist of the conservative type has branded my satirical prayer “a crime against the idea of verse.” Well, well. I plead guilty in this literary … Continue Reading Rumple Oxbridge: “Liberal Verse is No Crime”
By Rumple Oxbridge, radical rhymer The president says diplomacy is “very difficult” so we may have a “major, major conflict” [war] (lots of majors, lots of gore) with Koreans of … Continue Reading Rumple Oxbridge: “Trump’s ‘major, major’ getting tough with the Koreas”
By Rumple Oxbridge (The Pacific’s unreal radical rhymer) How many mothers can it kill, this “mother of all bombs?” It’s only dropped on terrorists we’re certain have no wombs. What is … Continue Reading Rumple Oxbridge: “The Mother of All Bombs”
By Rumple Oxbridge, The Pacific’s radical rhymer, sometimes referred to as “rhymer-in-residence.” I was going to say a little goes a long way but if I may be so bold why … Continue Reading Rumple Oxbridge: “On Pornography”
By Rumple Oxbridge , imaginary rhymer-in-residence at The Pacific Old King Coal was a polluted old soul And a sick old soul was he. He called for his pick, and he … Continue Reading Rumple Oxbridge: “The Death of Old King Coal”
By Rumple Oxbridge (imaginary imaginer at The Pacific) House Speaker Paul Ryan spoke Donald Trump “is not conservatism.” Thus many Repubs are chumps because they think the Donald is … Continue Reading Rumple Oxbridge: “Playing the Trump Card”
By Rumple Oxbridge (imaginary rhymer-in-residence) What Gov. Walker learned, at last, is this: ignorance is only bliss if ignorance is all there is — “In God We Trust” will soon go bust … Continue Reading Rumple Oxbridge: “In Ignorance We Cannot Trust”
(Photo copyright: Public Domain–U.S.) By Rumple Oxbridge, a man of few and controversial words, a few of which rhyme “Controversial” is a dodge that journalists use to avoid the having to … Continue Reading Rumple Oxbridge: “A Controversial Poem”
(Photo by Jocelyn Augustino (This image is from the FEMA Photo Library.) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons) By Rumple Oxbridge (The Pacific’s imaginary rhymer-in-residence) My dog is apolitical as dirt. Jack licks … Continue Reading Rumple Oxbridge: “Ode to Jack, My Apolitical Dog”
By Rumple Oxbridge (The Pacific’s purely imaginary in-house rhymer) Breasting Men To get it off their chests some women bare their breasts. But looking so arresting can get them arrested because it’s men they’re … Continue Reading Rumple Oxbridge: “Breasting Men”
