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Noblesse Oblige (Free verse) by Christof

Five oak chairs. There once were six But some fat fool leaned back too hard While passing the port. They'll fetch less now the set is gone. It's a crime because Her father's forefather picked them up In sixteen-something in an Irish bog He was taming for Cromwell. See, The family has always believed in democracy. So, in memory Of her night in a van with a plasterer Who reeked of lager but you had to love His orphanage face and his hopeless laughter When she told him, see, I'm no ordinary daughter, She's selling her father's chairs To raise cash for the Socialist Worker.

poetandknowit 25-Sep-02/8:58 AM
Ha. I got mine at twenty-eight. I also have two Masters just for show (one in English). My PhD was on revolutionary movements in Latin America, mostly Shining Path, but how they stretched their movement and inspired other causes (albeit less violent, in neighboring countries and what links could be established between then - i.e. Contras, Zapatistas) Quite a sprawl of a thing and the orals were never ending. But with Che so popular among the youngsters these days, my classes always seem full. phd in International Affairs. Congrats again. I realize the work involved. But now your work will really begin.




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