Apr 14, 2017 Clerihew, NaPoWriMo, Original Poetry

Three Clerihews
©April 14th, 2017
By Vijaya Sundaram

Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde
When asked what he had to declare, smiled
“Only my genius, but nothing besides.”
America became a reluctant bride.
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Marie Antoinette
Kept a little papillon pet
When he was hungry, and wanted bread
She allegedly gave him some cake instead.
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Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin
Had a long beard that hid his weak chin
This, and his hypnotic power over the queen,
Led to his death, with scandal in between.
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Today’s NaPoWriMo2017 prompt for Day 14 was to write a clerihew.

Tags: #Marie Antoinette, #OriginalPoetrybyVijayaSundaram, #Oscar Wilde, Grigori Rasputin