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The Peace Proposal
(From Shel Silverstein's 'Where The Sidewalk Ends')
Said General Clay to General Gore,
"Really must we fight this silly war?
To kill and die is such a bore."
"I quite agree", said General Gore.
Said General Gore to General Clay,
"We could go to the beach today
And have some ice cream on the way."
"A grand idea", said General Clay.
Said General Clay to General Gore,
"We'll build sand castles on the shore."
Said General Gore, "We'll splash and play."
"Let's leave right now", said General Clay.
Said General Gore to General Clay,
"But what if the sea is closed today
And what if the sand's been blown away?"
"A dreadful thought", said General Clay.
Said General Gore to General Clay,
"I've always feared the ocean's spray.
And we may drown." "It's true, we may.
It chills my blood", said General Clay.
Said General Clay to General Gore,
"My bathing suit is slightly tore.
We better go on with our war."
"I quite agree", said General Gore
Then General Clay charged General Gore
As bullets flew and cannons roared.
And now, alas, there is no more
Of General Clay or General Gore.
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A Rich War
George W. Dense called his last ally Blair.
"Gosh, a war in Iraq sure was cool to declare!
Let's wage a new war, 'cause my voters are tense.
Are you game, ally?", queried George W. Dense.
Last ally Blair told George W. Dense:
"Great, capital concept... yet I'm on the fence."
"Oh, courage! Dear god, you are gayer than Cher!",
George W. Dense needled last ally Blair.
George W. Dense egged on last ally Blair:
"If we don't stay together, we don't have a prayer!
Anyhow, it's a matter of nash'nal defense,
A real pressing danger", said George W. Dense.
George W. Dense said to last ally Blair:
"A large gang for Allah is roving out there!
They'll concoct nuclear damage and give us a scare!",
George W. Dense told his last ally Blair.
Last ally Blair told George W. Dense:
"Such sheer paranoia. You are not making sense."
"Ah, I see! Good golly, you are after my chair!",
George W. Dense yelled at last ally Blair.
This called for a duel between Ally and Dense;
Each man hit his mark with precision, and hence
All things, once again, are idyllic and fair
With no Georgie the Dense, nor his last ally Blair.
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