waxwings Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Napoleon, the Bonaparte, was, to be sure, a wee upstart. 't was good to see he got his due. At Waterloo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 A witty ditty, Waxwings. Was it intentional that due and Waterloo rhyme with clerihew? Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank E Gibbard Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Nice example of the form and a historic one Waxwings. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waxwings Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 No, tthe rhyming of due & Waterloo somehow jumped into my mind along with the notion that a clerihew on Napoleon should be fun. Glad you guys enjoyed it. I certainly was happy to have come up with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Cool! DC Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksandra Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Nice one :). I like how it starts: Napoleon, the Bonaparte, Alek Quote The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth - Jean Cocteau History of Macedonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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