Wednesday, April 8, 2015

DMC: "The Advice of Spike" by Charles Waters





THE ADVICE OF SPIKE

Spike Lee sits next to me
Arms crossed, sad as can be,
He begs me, “Please, do the right thing
Never again attempt trying to sing.”

© 2015 Charles Waters. All rights reserved.


Kwame Alexander has challenged us to write a clerihew this month. What's a clerihew, you ask? Click HERE for details.

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8 comments:

  1. Carol VarsalonaApril 8, 2015 at 12:38 AM

    Charles has a way with words.

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  2. Michelle Heidenrich BarnesApril 8, 2015 at 8:00 AM

    Love this, Charles! You always manage to "do the right thing" when it comes to writing poems!

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  3. catherinemjohnson.comApril 8, 2015 at 10:06 AM

    Good one!

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  4. Linda BApril 8, 2015 at 10:19 AM

    Ha! I hope everyone knows who Spike Lee is-so funny to imagine him being so thoughtful.

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  5. Margaret SimonApril 8, 2015 at 5:10 PM

    Do the right thing, don't sing. Really? I bet you sound great in the shower!

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  6. RosiApril 8, 2015 at 8:11 PM

    Very clever. Thanks for sharing this here.

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  7. Charles WatersApril 9, 2015 at 11:24 AM

    Thanks for highlighting me, Michelle!

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  8. AnonymousApril 10, 2015 at 7:59 PM

    Ha! Very good.

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