As I await the election on November 3, I’m enjoying John Lithgow’s new book, Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown: Verses for a Despotic Age, a sequel to his 2019 book, Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse. Lithgow did both the writing and the illustrations. Here’s the title verse:
Trumpty Dumpty wanted a crown To make certain he never would have to step down. He wanted a robe made of ermine and velvet. The Constitution? He wanted to shelve it. With impeachment a wash, his ambition had grown. He wanted an orb, a scepter, a throne; Six royal palaces, six royal carriages, A church dispensation for six royal marriages; Courtiers installed on his own Supreme Court And royal beheadings, if only for sport. He craved the occasional royal procession And (gasp!) the eventual royal succession. Trumpty Dumpty gets his way Unless the public has something to say. If we let him have all of his favorite things, We'll have to endure the divine right of kings.
