Ciaran’s Peculier [sic] Blog

While thumbing through a recent number of Scinteia I came across a photograph taken at the launch of a new volume of poetry written to commemorate the most recent bumper harvest. It was edited by People’s Poet Laureate Adrian Paunescu. In his address Comrade Paunescu said that the book offered a window on the people’s achievement in their struggle to build a new world, which they have undertaken hand-in-hand with the party and Conducatorul Comrade Ion Cliucevschi.

The photograph showed these important people arranged in a serious and un-smiling pose indicative of the duty they feel towards the party. here in the back row was Conducatorul, Comrade Ion Cliucevschii who, as everyone knows, has not been well recently, having been afflicted by a nasty and disabling condition which has rendered him incapable of writing or replying to letters. However, he has never shirked his responsibility of constantly exposing himself to his people through the media and reminding them that he is in control.

Beside him stood the people’s poet laureate Adrian Paunescu who has used his verses to sing the victories of the party and the unbreakable spirit of our great leader Comrade Ion Cliucevschii and his great sufferings. It is fitting that Adrian Paunescu should see his place as being so closely to Conducatorul. We can be sure that he and those lesser poets who realise that he is a modern-day Pushkin will earn yet greater rewards for their loyalty. Adrian had tried to take over the invidious launch of another book, written by a snivelling slanderer who never misses an opportunity to bad-mouth the Motherland, the party and Conducatorul. This unseemly event turned into an opportunity for verbal hooliganism. Not far from Adrian stood Patriarch Teoctist who blessed the volume of poetry, as well as all those who would read it.

Pride of place in the front row was Writer, Artist and Scientist of International Renown Tovarise Erica Ceausescu who has never shied away from placing her many talents at the service of the party.