The Apogee of Effigies

It's time to post another ode to Abraham Lincoln (for my first, see his escapades with the Squid).  Really, it's a meta-ode, since this is a poem about someone else's appreciation of the great president.  So without further ado, some poetry.

The apogee of effigies

Was sculpted by Burt McTinken.

It depicted the likeness of

President Abraham Lincoln.

He made it as a commission

To rival the statues of kings.

The figure was made of three items:

Sugar cookies, tree bark, and strings.

Together these ingredients

Looked just like our great president.

The resemblance was so precise

It was a U.S. resident.

In fact, so many thought it real

That Burt had it run for office.

The statue won the election

And was approved by the caucus.

Now the United States had an

Inanimate Lincoln as pres,

With his signature tall top hat,

Not a silly looking red fez.

Maybe more will get done with a

Leader who can’t speak or argue;

Congress can’t disagree with him

Since he’s just a silent statue.

Yet still this Lincoln effigy

Is a quite effective ruler:

While being fake he is so smart

And manages to be cooler.

We all must remember that

The figure’s not really Lincoln;

What he is is McTinken’s goal

To create a freedom beacon.

Well succeed he did at making

An identical look-alike.

Now Lincoln will be here to stay,

We can’t tell him, “Go take a hike.”

Burt McTinken should receive laud:

He made the perfect effigy.

The mock pres of this fair country

Should take him as a prodigy.