Politics & Government
Trumbull's Political Poet: Elections, Gerry and Scarlet
The following is a letter to the editor.
"SCARLET'S LETTER"
By Carol Hudak
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"Neither snow nor rain . . . "
There was no snow,
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There was no rain,
The day Scarlet's anonymous letter came . .
" . . . nor heat nor gloom of night . . ."
The season was fall,
Prettiest of all,
And the sun was shining bright . . .
". . . stays these couriers . . ."
Scarlet's mail arrived,
Same time every day:
". . . from the swift completion . . . "
Postmarked only the day before,
From a place - not quite - so far away . . .
". . . of their appointed rounds."
Her name and number in clear view
The return address?
Who knows, who knew?
Scarlett opened the envelope,
and read the clearly typed page;
Innuendos filled with nastiness,
Left her fuming in an angry rage . . .
Then Scarlet saw Gerry,
Still meandering all over town;
Still searching for his gerrymandered
voting place,
Which still could not be found . . .
Gerry had missed election day,
And was wearing a huge frown;
"Scarlet, Scarlet! Tell me please,
Who won this time around?"
Scarlet was forced to tell Gerry,
How the whole election went;
Gerry screamed, fell on his knees,
Tears profusely watering the cement.
Gerry was now 89,
Scarlet helped him up, from his fall;
She told him of her anonymous letter . . .
"Scarlet, with moved voting booths and
anonymous letters,
the town I once loved,
is now making my skin crawl."
Scarlet wished Gerry well,
as he continued on his quest;
Cane in hand, Gerry hobbled along,
Refusing to stop for a rest . . .
Scarlett watched Gerry
As he trudged;
Determination now on her face . . .
"If Gerry will keep up the search,
and never take a rest;
Then I, Scarlet, don't give a damn - - -
I'll find,
and I'll expose,
this anonymous-letter-sending pest!"
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PS: Gerry meanders, Scarlet searches.
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