The Toad Warrior

From our political correspondent, Dorothy "Lottie" Dawe:

The White House calls for decorum and respect, at the same time that Trump calls people stupid, rude, and phony.  Then he tweets this:

Seriously? 
 
I am at a loss for words about how vulgar and small this toad is, so I will just leave this here – a poem (below on the left) written in 1872 by Emmett Lee Dickinson (Emily Dickinson’s third cousin, twice removed –at her request).  It very aptly epitomizes Trump, the little toad in the Office and a stain on the presidency and on our history.  Dickinson's poem inspired third cousin Emily to pen her poem "A little Dog that wags his tail" (below on the right).

By Emmett Lee Dickinson:
 
A little Toad that croaks his spite
And knows no other joys
Oh such a little Toad is he
Delighted by his Noise
 
He wallows all the living Day
Without an earthly cause
Because he is a little Toad
Dishonest once exposed –
 
The Toad that in the Office dwells
On history he’s a stain
A Louse with all Tradition now
He’s derisive and profane
 
He has no class apparent
He’s just a vulgar fraud
Who only makes a “lot of noise”
Impeach this little Toad –
 

By Emily Dickinson:
 
A little Dog that wags his tail
And knows no other joy
Of such a little Dog am I
Reminded by a Boy

Who gambols all the living Day
Without an earthly cause
Because he is a little Boy
I honestly suppose –

The Cat that in the Corner dwells
Her martial Day forgot
The Mouse but a Tradition now
Of her desireless Lot

Another class remind me
Who neither please nor play
But not to make a "bit of noise"
Beseech each little Boy –

Below:  The aptly named "Trump Toad" in his natural habitat, a swamp in Washington, DC.