George Bernard Shaw

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George Bernard Shaw, A critic with a vein of comedy and language, quite raw; He wrote in a movable shack, he liked photography now and then, Ladies man, died at 94, cremated and planted in his garden. ________________________________ May 27, 2015 - Re-Post March 14, 2021 Poetry/Clerihew/George Bernard Shaw Copyright Protected, ID 03-1336-331-14 All Rights Reserved, 2021, Constance La France Submitted into the Standard contest, All Yours (Mar 15) sponsor, Brian Strand, Judged 03/15/2021 First Place

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Frances Schiavina

Date: 3/16/2021 7:10:00 AM

Best congratulations on your brilliant winning poem capturing the essence of Bernard Shaw.

Constance La France
Date: 3/17/2021 9:30:00 AM

Frances, thanks so much for the congratulations and the compliment _Constance

Jack Horne

Date: 3/15/2021 1:35:00 PM

lovely informative write about Shaw - when I worked at the care home on the moors, there was a nice old boy in his 90s - a poet - & he'd met Shaw once but was too much in awe of his hero to actually speak to him

Constance La France
Date: 3/15/2021 2:16:00 PM

Jack, thanks for visiting, I would have loved to meet Shaw, he must have been such an interesting man _Constance

L Milton Hankins

Date: 3/14/2021 3:38:00 PM

Brilliant, unimposing man. Your verse is a tribute to his greatness and his eccentricities. Nice!

Constance La France
Date: 3/14/2021 4:36:00 PM

Milton, thank you for the visit and comment, you must have been such an interesting man _Constance

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 3/14/2021 2:26:00 PM

I've always enjoyed Shaw, Constance. Didn't know he grove up in a shack like that. Amazing how much success he earned. Best wishes for a big win in Brian's contest! Hugs, Carolyn

Constance La France
Date: 3/14/2021 4:38:00 PM

Carolyn, thanks for visiting and commenting, yes apparently he liked to write in this little shack in his garden and would move it to different places, I can understand this _Constance

Jan Allison

Date: 3/14/2021 12:43:00 PM

Your poem shows what an incredible character he was Constance:-)hugs jan xx

Constance La France
Date: 3/14/2021 4:38:00 PM

Jan, thanks for the comment, yes, he must have been quite a character to meet, sorry I missed that _Constance