Trinkets
The atheistic Charles de Talleyrand
Had all the little perquisites a man
Could hope for (with the exception of brawn
In leg). Whatever his luck didn’t span,
The women in his life took action to
Correct. The Countess de Brionne felt wrong
About his not having the traction to
Obtain a cardinal’s hat. Before long
She procured her pup, the Protestant king
Of Sweden on his trip to see the Pope,
To ask His Holiness to give this bling
To Charles. The Pope said Yes. The Queen said, “Nope.”
This aristocratic godless blighter
Had to settle for a bishop’s miter.