Here's a prominent person <br />I must write a verse on <br />His ways are so strictly impartial, <br />His power is great, <br />His word carries weight <br />In matters domestic and martial. <br />He never takes sides, <br />But rough-shod he rides <br />Over General French and the Kaiser; <br />Party spirit he shuns, <br />He hinders the Huns <br />And makes Tommy sadder and wiser. <br /> <br />When in genial mood <br />He's so kindly and good <br />You'd never believe he could vary. <br />But when out for a grumble <br />He's rough to your humble <br />And equally rude to Queen Mary. <br />Entente and Alliance <br />Endure his defiance <br />In mute resignation together. <br />His name is suppressed, <br />But you'll doubtless have guessed <br />That by trade he's the Clerk of the Weather.<br /><br />Jessie Pope<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/an-overlord/
