Sarah Palin: Poet

I’m indebted to Stephen Pollard, late of this very parish, for alerting me to these poetic renditions of the Blessed Sarah’s public pronouncements. They have a certain zany – zen? – charm to them. For instance:

“Prayer Before Debating Joe Biden”

I.

I said, “Piper, ‘kay,
I’m going out onstage.
I’m debatin’ this guy,
it’s going to be kind
of tough,” I said. “SO PRAY!”

II.

I said, “Piper, just pray
that I win, ’cause you know,
why not, just pray that
I do well—and, oh!,

Man, try and keep it
easy,” I said. “JUST PRAY!”

—speech in Hamilton, Ontario, April 15, 2010