And so for Richard Perle was writ The second graf of his obit: This soaring bird of hawkish myth Was grounded when discovered with His talon in the cookie jarCalvin Trillin
And so for Richard Perle was writ The second graf of his obit: This soaring bird of hawkish myth Was grounded when discovered with His talon in the cookie jar While reaching for a small pourboire.*
* To use Old Europe’s language, French, May seem to hawks contrarian. Pardon. Our friends have changed too fast For me to learn Bulgarian.
Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”