Tuesday, July 9, 2013

ee cummings on Abe Vigoda




a blue woman with sticking out breasts hanging
clothes.  On the line. not so old
for the mother of twelve undershirts(we are told
by is it Bishop Taylor who needs hanging

that marriage is a sure cure for masturbation).

                          A dirty wind,twitches the,clothes which are clean
—this is twilight,
                          a little puppy hopping between
skipping
              children
                            (It is the consummation
of day,the hour)she says to me you big fool
she says i says to her i says Sally
i says
          the


                  mmmoon,begins to,drool

softly,in the hot alley,

a nigger’s voice feels curiously cool
(suddenly-Lights go!on,by schedule
and she goes in to cook with butter.)

7 comments:

  1. Abe Vigoda was no tough guy
    Even trying he couldn't
    Fake it
    But he did appreciate
    A woman with sticking out breasts
    And could tolerate
    Barely
    The screechy sound of schvartzes
    But not being a withit culturati like ol' ee
    He didn't celebrate diversity
    Instead
    He would make the universal
    What're ya gonna do? gesture
    And continue on his way

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  2. Marriage and old age are both cures for masturbation.

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  3. ndspinelli said...
    Marriage and old age are both cures for masturbation.

    Ethel Merman could not be reached for comment.

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  5. Ernie was tough.
    But thirty two days were enough.

    That scans a bit better.

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  6. Bruce, I don't get it. However, my bride and I have a running joke about a neighbor woman. She runs a daycare out of her house and it's down the block. However, whenever she yells..err speaks loudly, to the kids she sounds JUST like Ethel Merman. That's what we call her.

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  7. Ernest Borgnine, famous Onanist, was married to Ethel Merman for 32 days.

    He was a tough guy.

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