Caren Krutsinger Poet Prose Poetry

She Had the Cleft of Kirk Douglas

She had the cleft of Kirk Douglas.
It was decidedly brilliant on her.
It fit her mind and her attitude.
I watched it talk along with her mouth.

Where had she gotten such a cleft?
It is rare to see these days.
It was more fashionable in the forties.
I wondered about it for days.

I never saw her again.
But one time was more than enough.
When my own child was born with a cleft
I knew she was brilliant and special.

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Ann Foster July 14, 2022 at 9:46 AM I agree. The cleft made him famous... and it is a unique trait. Well done my friend. God bless your day... Ann Caren Krutsinger July 14, 2022 at 7:12 PM It is an amazing thing to get a cleft I think.

L Milton Hankins July 14, 2022 at 9:37 AM I don't know what a cleft means, but it can be most attractive. And, as you said, they don't appear so much any more. I wonder why? Caren Krutsinger July 14, 2022 at 7:13 PM It is that dented chin like Kirk Douglas and Dudley Do-Right in the Underdog cartoon show both had.