Feline Thoughts on Pedigree

Feline Thoughts on Pedigree

The English, as usual not nonplussed
By foreign aristocracy, impressed
No, not at all by noble, upper crust,
Unbishoped Talleyrand, were not hard pressed
To sneer at Duc de Biron.  After all,
Detesting frog and wog, Brits would snigger
At European titles.  They would call
Everyone beyond Le Manche a “nigger.”
So never mind the fact that both these men
Were studs of some renown beyond Paris,
One of them having bedded Catherine
Of Russia (and allegedly Marie
La reine de France).  As far as snooty poms
Could be concerned, these two were feral toms.

This poem is part of a shorter sonnet sequence within this large sonnet sequence called The Encyclopedia Sonnetica.  The shorter sonnet sequence is called “Encased in Silk.”  I recommend you read this poem where it is set in its sonnet sequence.  To do that, search for “Encased in Silk” here in The Encyclopedia Sonnetica.

by phillipw | May 28, 2020 | AR, BI, CA, CH, DU, FR, MA, RA, Ta | 0 comments