When as a child...I committed
An act sufficiently crass
Mother would grab a limb from the elm tree
And she'd promptly..whip my ass
Whatever the infraction
I was never denied a seat
At my mother's table
When it came time to eat
A philosophy applicable
To the errant Jessie Helms
For right there in Washington
.....Are plenty...........of elms
So...welcome the Senator to your table
Don't deny him the seat
Just whip his ass..then pass the gavel
Now Mr. Chairman..........let's eat
Author's note:
Helms, vying to become Senate Foreign Relations Chair, ignited a 1994 political firestorm with the controversial suggestion, 'President Clinton better not show up around here (Helms' home state of North Carolina) without a bodyguard.'
Helms narrowly survived the heated opposition, and was successfully confirmed by the United States Senate.
This one made me chuckle. I can still remember the tree limb, except in my case it was usually a hickory or willow.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Are there enough elm's in washington for the rest of congress?