John Steinbeck
once wrote a letter to
Marilyn Monroe
A humorous missive
Underwood pica
wishing her autograph
on behalf of his teen
nephew-in-law
her lovestruck admirer
That one of the greatest
American writers
sent a humorous note to
America’s most famous
sex symbol
on behalf of smitten teen
Somewhere maybe they
now type Tweets on
an Underwood portable
– Mark L. Lucker
© 2022
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LOL. I love your sense of humour. This is clever…. Tweets on an Underwood…..Great!
Thanks! This one may miss the mark with many younger readers, but for a lot of us…
The story the poem tells is fun. I love how you circle around to social media–it pulls everything abruptly toward the present and makes the reader wonder what would happen today if a famous writer asked a famous glamour queen for an autograph.
Hi Bonnie! Glad this one struck a chord. Funny thing about this is that I stumbled across the true story on Facebook (I am a high school English teacher and it was in some obscure feed, I think) during a lull early in the marathon. I needed to refocus, so I went and got a Coke, then was just scrolling when I saw the Steinbeck story. Later in the marathon, an interesting prompt …voila, I had something!
Thanks for the comments.
This hits home, with 2 of my favourite people. Some Like It Hot meets The Grapes of Wrath.
Thank you. Glad you liked it.