(Rondeau Redoublé)
by Pamela Toomey
Gutsy gadfly gunned down by feral fear, Ruble greed spurred truncheon crunch against pate, Loathed bugbear survives lethal toxin smear, Fierce foe defies poison-pants potentate. Broad-backed Nemtsov bore a four-bullet fate, Revealing the viper’s fragile veneer Of virtue dressed in kind to liquidate Gutsy gadfly gunned down by feral fear. Beaten to a pulp for over a year, Fearless Magnitsky got rubbed off the slate Exposing state fraud; the slaughter was clear: Ruble greed spurred truncheon crunch against pate. Kremlin death squads seek to eliminate Plucky Kara-Murza for czarist peer Intent on nulling oversight. Checkmate: Loathed bugbear survives lethal toxin smear. The nerve of Navalny! Truth cost him dear, Pilfering prince spoofed behind Palace-Gate. Regardless of gulag, torture, and jeer, Fierce foe defies poison-pants potentate. Cagey beast ill governs still budding state From caged bunker: disrupt and domineer, Dismantle NATO, EU; hack and hate. Instead spread Magnitsky Act everywhere! Everywhere revere gutsy gadfly trait.