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.
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