John Wayne's Gravestone
John Wayne, great head, smart man he was
that night he entered quick into Warhol's rave
and lo he gave so good, with so many goers
likening it to digging graves, furious shovels
All round the main salon some with gloves
others letting loose farcically, burst all over
a strange microcosm of big bang treatises
40, 50 easily seen, been good buckled knees
Reportedly after as bees meow, kittens' buzz
good how he'd get in there and trim the fuzz
such friendly things, this age of online scene
Truly epic John what did one time at Andy's
sure is howdy powdered pardner candies
thus 'twas writ on John Wayne's gravestone
we actors who pretend to yet cannot kiss
About this poem
ordinal surrealism
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Written on April 01, 2022
Submitted by infodawg on April 12, 2022
Modified on March 24, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 660 |
Words | 121 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 3, 4 |
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