Celebrity Clerihew Poems | Examples
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What do you want from me I’m Sylvester
I’ve a slippery lisp, wellsth I ain’t Uncle Fester
Tweety's my obsession, he’ths hard to get
Suffering Succotash, I need a cigarette!
Wannabe film star Donald Duck
With Walt Disney tried his luck.
His antics amused him
Disney used him
Dubbed "The Prince Motown." Late, great soul singer Marvin Gaye
Brought "Sexual Healing." His star shone as bright as a noon sunray.
In song asked "What's going on?": life cut short by estranged father.
Hit-making behemoth, he'd be even bigger had his career gone farther.
Blindness never stopped legendary musician, Stevie Wonder;
Made his presence felt in the 70's like rumbling thunder
Recorded hit song "Isn't she lovely?" about baby daughter.
His half-a-century or so career couldn't be any hotter.
Late, iconic R&B singer, Luther Vandross
Sang with a satin voice with coats of gloss.
As hitter of notes he never could go wrong.
"Dance With My Father" his last hit song.
Actor with a Cockney accent, Michael Caine -
For decades he's been an icon. May he continue to reign.
In 160 films on the big screen he’s been seen,
and also he was knighted by great England’s queen.
Elon Musk:
many people say he is brash and brusque;
and, to be honest, he kinda gives me the creeps
when I think about some of the company he keeps.
Cristiano Ronaldo.
Born in Funchal, Madeira's archipelago.
Played for Real Madrid and Man United.
Now his flair gets Al Nassr fans excited.
Messi is Ronaldo's biggest rival,
always vying to give fans an eyeful.
With a flick and a trick,
both make football look slick,
adding awards into their archival.
Although Messi has the Ballon d'Or awards record,
no one can match the goals Ronaldo has scored.
He started as a winger, but now plays as a centre forward.
When he misses a chance he's known to scream a swear word!
The illustrious Lucille Ball
For Ricky, she would fall
Left the world a little better
For everyone who met her!
I Love Lucy, the hit tv show,
With Ricky as Lucy’s Romeo,
Survived through many years,
Despite the creator’s fears,
Lucy would stir hearts in her shadow.
Lucy became a favorite performer.
She certainly wasn’t a benchwarmer.
Her heart worn on her sleeve,
Caused viewers to truly believe!
Actor and filmmaker, Michael Landon -
his shows were addictions folks couldn’t abandon!
As a javelin thrower, he could have gone far.
Once injured, he changed paths and became a TV star.
On “Bonanza” he played Little Joe.
It was such a great family show.
Among brothers three,
the cutest was he.
They were ranchers (if you didn’t know).
All his life, he had struggles, but Michael persevered.
Twenty-two times on TV guide’s cover, he appeared.
On “Little House on the Prairie,” he was a loving dad
just like in real life! His death from cancer made me feel sad.
Renowned poet Charles Lamb,
Was gentle like a lamb.
He took care of Mary, his sis,
Who drove him crazy when her sanity was amiss.
In a mad fit of irrational rage,
Mary took her poor mother's life and age.
They were thus orphaned.
Their life was darkened.
Lamb, taking sister's charge turned a new page.
Charles Lamb and Mary were together though an odd pair.
Lamb stayed gentle, but Mary was at times like a bear.
They collaborated together in an ambitious literary pursuit.
Unfortunately, marriage, both the brother and sister did boot.
Stephen Edwin King
Horror writer, this novelist supreme
Supernatural fiction, his theme for 50 years
“The Shining” of light on evil, can quell our unknown fears.
Here comes that writer from Maine
Since the accident he's not quite the same
He writes ‘bout Good an’ Evil,
And Now that he's kind of feeble,
They'll have a reason to say he's lame.
King's wife, Tabitha, and his famous son, Joe Hill.
The whole family brandishes that elusive quill.
Scary stories of supernatural or depraved human beings,
But a regard for goodness and light can be seen.
The legendary teen idol Elvis Aaron Presley
was criticized for his gyrations, expressly.
And yet, this shooting star went supernova,
morphing into a teenage Casanova.
When this Memphis boy began to croon
he'd wildly grind his hips to the tune;
and flashing his ice-blue eyes,
he'd generate tears and sighs;
while making the young girls scream and swoon.
Born blond, he dyed his hair black
and the King never went back.
He seemed to suffer an itch,
the way he would twist and twitch.
Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief
bigotry gave her grief
failing health, unsteady,
she railed, “Get my swan costume ready!”
Size 14! - Not as fat as Piggy
But neither was she Twiggy
Marilyn possessed some pronounced curves
Made men's eyeballs bulge and swerve
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Marilyn Monroe's dress size courtesy of an
anonymous acquaintance on the Soup.