by Zumwalt
President Trump announced in a social media post on Saturday morning his latest strategy to get control of Greenland: He is slapping new tariffs on a bloc of European nations until they come to the negotiating table to sell Greenland. —The New York Times, January 17, 2026
“Greedy for Greenland,” the great leader uttered,
Musing on military modes of grabbing.
“Shale and shield,” he shouted out loud,
White House words woke up the world!
Old World earls offered their swords,
Rallying round the Realm of the Danes.
Pushing back promptly against pressure and might,
Frederiksen fierce, flashed her reply:
“If force is flaunted on frozen shores,
Strikes from the States shatter our league;
Broken the bridges of brotherhood built,
NATO is nuked—if neighbors clash!”
Damning the Danes in deep standoff,
“Lay down the law!” the leader swore.
Taxing with tariffs those tribes that balk:
"Gobble up Greenland, get all we can;
If that game goes bad, go grab Iceland!"
Zumwalt's poetry explores themes of alienation, shifting reality, and personal adaptation. Recent work has appeared at Ink Sweat and Tears.
