Gershon Wolf Poet Clerihew

Lady Bird Johnson

We made fun of how she pronounced her words
And laughed when the press called her 'Lady Bird'

  But Mrs. Lyndon Johnson was a gracious First Lady, who gave ecology a push 
  When she exhorted us, southern style, to "Plant a tree, a shrub, or a bush."

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Caren Krutsinger May 28, 2020 at 3:25 PM She truly was a lady and she understood the importance of ecology. Gershon Wolf May 28, 2020 at 4:47 PM She was a good bird.

Janice Canerdy May 25, 2020 at 9:43 PM I really like this, Gershon! Janice Gershon Wolf May 26, 2020 at 3:34 PM Lady Bird was a fine specimen of a bird, was she not?! Thanks, Janice