"… the double-dactyl is a pair of quatrains of two accentual dactylic feet." -- John Hollander, Rhyme's Reason
Petro-Dactyl ("oily finger") Politics
Deputy Dubya the
Forty-third President,
“Machiavellian”
Mayberry rube;
Richard “Dick” Cheney runs
Something called “government.”
Bush plays the “leader” we
See on the tube.
Michael Murry, "The Misfortune Teller," Copyright © 2025