Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Poem About Cliches From A Survior Of The Sixties

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A mouthful of cliches
tattooed my tongue
drawing applause
from the young
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"Soul on Ice"
said the tongue
(having just read
Falconer by Cheever)
someone shouted
Eldridge Beaver
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I exit stage right
 with a roar
and Mrs. CarPeo's wink
Sorry
but I've got no
hyperlink
 
Wally Cleaver,
Over-achiever?
 
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© PAUL OLIVERIO ©
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 21, 2021 at 8:04 AM

    John Cheever's Falconer
    and Eldrige Cleaver's Soul On Ice
    are two sides of the same coin.

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    1. Paul OliverioJuly 21, 2021 at 8:09 AM

      Thank you for the cliche

      I read "Soul on Ice" fifty years ago
      I read "Falconer" last week

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    2. AnonymousJuly 21, 2021 at 8:10 AM

      Because of you, I have a lot
      of googling to do today

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    3. Paul OliverioJuly 21, 2021 at 8:13 AM

      My Googling for this page
      led me to the sad fact that
      Eddie Haskell died
      on my 71st Birthday

      Delete