Short Clark Gable Poems

young man new in town
all of the girls on alert
amazed he chose me

Some of them were wittier.
A few of them were prettier.

He asked to take me to the movies.
I blushed as I said yes.

"Gone With The Wind" was showing.
and Clark Gable was the star
My date had no way of knowing
I thought him handsomer by far,
until I told him in the car.



1/06/2016...

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A flash of lightning on 
Marilyn Monroe's back
lights up the desert sky
on the set,
as 
Clark Gable
shifts his weary weight
on an impatient
mustang.

This will be his last showdown
Here are the ghosts
of beauty and 
pain,
almost gone.......
Twined together
for our greedy consumption,

We reap their  Golden Years,
thirsting
for that lost oasis
that once was....
Cinema....

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Debonair, suave, handsome American actor of yesteryear, Clark Gable
Made hordes of women swoon and held "The King of Hollywood" label.

As Rhett, dumps Scarlet with, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"...
In the movie, Gone With The Wind, feeling she's a two-timing sham.




A Monoku Haiku Footle Tanka Clerihew Limerick Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand
Date written: 12/11/2022...

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