Matthew Parris
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Perhaps you have a favorite columnist
Who writes with wit and cleverness about
The news. I do. For years he hasn’t missed
The most important points. He lays them out
As clearly as a Franklin or a Paine.
The column’s sense is balanced in a way
I doubt that I could manage and his main
Points always please me, saying Yea or Nay
Exactly where he should. Just once or twice
I’ve disagreed with him, but then I think
There must be something wrong with me. Concise
And fun he makes my shallow musings stink.
The only times he ever almost fails
Are when his humor doesn’t tip the scales.
~ Phillip Whidden
by phillipw | Sep 18, 2024 | Uncategorized |