First Known When Lost: "Dance Of The Macabre Mice"

First Known When Lost: "Dance Of The Macabre Mice"
Excerpt:
I do my best to keep politicians out of my consciousness. The admixture of self-importance and childishness is laughable and breathtaking, but vexing. (Particularly in heads of state.) However, you cannot avoid them entirely. The best that you can do is keep them in perspective and in their place. As follows.

Dance of the Macabre Mice

In the land of turkeys in turkey weather
At the base of the statue, we go round and round.
What a beautiful history, beautiful surprise!
Monsieur is on horseback. The horse is covered with mice.

This dance has no name. It is a hungry dance...