L Milton Hankins Poet Clerihew

Wile E Coyote and Road Runner

Road Runner escaped the cleverest traps
Because he had no known handicaps
Outwitted, outsmarted at every turn,
His nemesis would sigh, doing a slow burn.

Wile E. Coyote was determined to destroy
Road Runner by using every available ploy,
But the tricky bird was ever so clever
Always escaping by pulling the lever.

written August 28, 2021

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Andrea Dietrich September 6, 2021 at 1:57 PM oh, yes, I get what you are saying. I think mine is a little this way, but I don't think using adjectives to describe the person is wrong. I need to see mine again and see if I used action in that first line or a description. By the way, these are awesome L Milton Hankins September 6, 2021 at 5:02 PM Thanks, Andrea. I just wanted you to be aware that there was some stickiness in the requirement, in my opinion.

Caren Krutsinger August 30, 2021 at 6:45 PM "Outwitted, outsmarted at every turn" this is so true! L Milton Hankins August 30, 2021 at 7:19 PM Funny. I really worked on this one, and then it didn't meet the requirements for the contest. Frankly, I was pissed, but I kept the poem here because I think it is good!

Delice Arleen Skelly August 30, 2021 at 7:56 AM Always loved the Road Runner…Delice L Milton Hankins August 30, 2021 at 8:59 AM Me, too, Delice...I think we all enjoyed seeing the coyote foiled time after time.

Gershon Wolf August 28, 2021 at 7:30 PM Yeah. Brings back the memories. Thanks, Milt. :) gw L Milton Hankins August 28, 2021 at 8:07 PM Thanks, gw. I was absolutely crazy about this cartoon for years. Never missed it.

Terry Flood August 28, 2021 at 2:37 PM Like it, Milt. Always liked Roadrunner. Terry L Milton Hankins August 28, 2021 at 7:23 PM I'm sorry it didn't qualify for Joseph's contest, Terry. It seems I messed up following the directions! I liked the poem anyway.

Anthony Bianco August 28, 2021 at 12:48 PM Nicely done Milton I'm predicting this to be on the podium. L Milton Hankins August 28, 2021 at 7:23 PM See note to Terry above. I withdrew the poem rather than making it work for the contest. Thanks for your confidence, however.

Rico Leffanta August 28, 2021 at 11:36 AM Roadrunner is a Coyotero Apache clan, so that cartoon was a personal favourite. Aloha! L Milton Hankins August 28, 2021 at 11:45 AM Thanks so much, Rico, for that added information. I did not know that! It was my favorite, too.