The “Elgin Marbles”

The “Elgin Marbles”



The “Elgin Marbles” ... You dare call them that!
... as if your larceny could be justified
by such a vile name! It just reeks of scat,
a moniker no Grecian can abide!
“Lord” Elgin, axing stones, you hauled them off,  
with Ottoman connivance in your grasp,
your crime a mortal sin at which we scoff,
your pride of possession worthy of an asp!
By shaming Athen’s pride, the Parthenon,
your imperial gall’s outstripped your sins,
your every game you play another con,
another ploy in sick political spins.  
   The British Museum claims, “It’s for the best!”
   and touts your barefaced lies as if in jest.

Richard Vallance

April 20 2019

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senryu – Parthenon’s marbles = les marbres du Parthenon

senryu – Parthenon’s marbles = les marbres du Parthenon

Parthenon’s marbles
stuffed in the British Museum  – 
hall of horrors!



les marbres du Parthenon
dans le British Museum  – 
quelle salle d’horreurs !  

Richard Vallance

The theft of the Parthenon marbles by Lord Elgin and the British from 1801 to 1812 is one of the most appalling crimes of highway robbery in all history! It is a filthy act of depredation, and it deserves nothing less than our condemnation and scorn. But of course the British at the British Museum are disgusting idiots who simply cannot see the writing on the wall!

senryu – crow stealing dentures = dentiers volés

senryu – crow stealing dentures = dentiers volés

crow stealing dentures
from an old man –
toothless ole’ groggin



le beau corbeau vole
les dentiers d’un vieillard  –
enfin édenté

Richard Vallance

summer haiku d’été – crow with an I-Phone = corbeau avec un I-Phone

summer haiku d’été – crow with an I-Phone = corbeau avec un I-Phone 

crow with an I-Phone
smack-dab in his talons
on the sky net 



corbeau avec un I-Phone
arraché dans ses talons 
sur le net du ciel

Richard Vallance