Speaker's Cornered

Dominic Grieve,
In again trusting his PM, was touchingly naive.
Meaninglessly he voted against his own clause;
A rebel without applause.

Ofart

Margaret Atwood
Wrote with a pen if she could;
Dictation was beyond the pale
In the creation of a hand made tale.

One Year On...

Moved today listening to first-hand and eye-witness accounts of the terrible fire that consumed Grenfell Tower and 72 of its residents. Particularly harrowing were the insights into the initial and ongoing effects on the children of the neighbourhood, especially the impact of the particular nature of the tragedy.

How to tell a child?
Her pre-school friend's still missing
Though she's still at home.

Ironic Tonic

Gins in plethora
All flavours conceivable
(Except for quinine)

Idyll Observation

It seems the ginger
In Rhubarb and Ginger Gin
Saves two pounds per shot

Suburban Britain

Six of seven shops
Tight-shuttered in a taut row
The last sells The Sun

Heart of a Lion; Brain of a Sheep

David Davis.
Will May order him a car from Avis?
Once lionized as 'Brexit Bulldog,'
He's now more 'Brexit Bullfrog.'

Will he croak?

Size Matters

How big's the Cosmos?
Smaller than Irving, Texas?
More microcosm.

Bring Out Your Dead

Arkady Arkadyevich Babchenko

Tweaked the despot's tail, a tale all men know.

Oh, Ukraine - beware

The Story of the Boy Who Cried Bear!

CLUEDO - NRA Edition

Sophomore Sidney
With the AR-15 in
The School Library

or do you prefer

Always same answer:
Rifleman Ruby; school-hall;
The assault rifle.