A little more than a week ago, a poet appeared in the branches of our Treehouse who called himself The Bard of Murdock.  He said, “My goal is to produce poetical cartoons.  I try to use metaphors and caricatures (or a politician’s own words) to address complex political and social situations.  In this way, I sum up current events in humorous verse.”
Having received so many positive comments regarding The Bard of Murdock’s poetry, we decided to invite the Bard to be the official Poet Laureate of the Treehouse.   To our great pleasure, he responded with the following poem.  We’d like to welcome the Bard to our Treehouse, and we hope he will continue to drop by and favor us with his latest metrical compositions.  You’ll find the Bard’s photo and clickable link on the sidebar.

I recently received the news
My poetry got good reviews,
From readers who appreciate
The way I rhyme and conjugate.
A laureate, both free and clear
Was offered as a souvenir.
And adding to its great allure:
The title was a sinecure.
As sinecures, it was explained
To me, by lawyers I retained,
Have no real duties to forsake
Or work in which they must partake,
I find this honor fits me well,
And therefore does my hand compel
To sign upon the dotted line
And say the pleasure is all mine.
The Bard of Murdock