To say he is slow on the uptake
might actually be too kind.
To hint he is fast on the downdraft,
he’d be the first to remind.
The wind blows IOU’s around him.
The clouds are his own Bergman short.
He once had to stamp out a geyser
and force a typhoon to abort.\u00a0
He made many mountains from molehills
and taught of the dread windmill whine.
His only expertise was red bills
and whether the ducks were in line.
No shadow can cover his glower.
His menace is seen in his wave.
Some fools think that they are in power,
when, really, they’ve been made a slave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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