My
claim…? Names of Jameses,
through historyspeak,
in due time wind up rhyming
with ‘Jimmy the Greek.’
Who
is James, King of Scotland,
but Jimmy Antique…?
Who is Jimmy Durante
but Jimmy the Beak…?
Isn’t
James Joyce the novelist
Jimmy Oblique…?
Ain’t the Good Book’s James Less
merely Jimmy the Meek…?
Isn’t
Bond…James Bond…aka
Jimmy the Chic…?
(As for Susan Saint James,
ain’t she Jim So-to-Speak…?)
Who
are Jones, Beam and Watt…?
Aren’t they Jimmy the Clique…?
Who’s the Godfather (James Brown)
but Jimmy the Shrie-e-e-eek…?
Isn’t
James Beard the chef
Jimmy Bubble and Squeak…?
(When he’s sautéing onions,
he’s Jimmy the Leek.)
Isn’t
James Earl Ray actu’lly
Jimmy
the Bleak…?
Shouldn’t teamster head Hoffa
be Jim Up-the-Creek…?
Isn’t
James the Fat (Mor Stewart)
Jim Chubby Cheek…?
Harvard’s James D. G. Wood…?
Who but Jimmy Critique…?
Jimmy
Carl Black…? None but
Jimmy the Freak.
And James MacNeill Whistler’s
just Jimmy Technique!
John
Lennon’s real name…?
Jimmy Eight-Days-a-Week.
(And somewhere there I stand:
Jim taking a leak.)
In
Melbourne, ’07, there’s
Jimmy the Streak.
Isn’t fashion’s James Galanos
Jimmy Boutique,,,?
(Jamie
Harris the glass artist’s
Jimmy Lalique,
and each blackbird you see
might be Jimmy Cacique.
Note:
“Jimmy Marlu’s
not Jim Martinique,
but I think Lizha James
might be Jim Mozambique.”
Jesse
James assumes names:
ain’t one Jimmy the Sneak…?
And the West’s Edwin James:
ain’t he Jim o’ Pike’s Peak…?
Flautist
James Galway passes
as Jimmy the Squeak.
Author P. D. James has to be
Jim Hide-'n'-Seek.
(Or
perhaps P.D.’s actu’lly
Jimmy Mystique.
Jimmy Shergill of Bollywood’s
Jimmy the Sikh.)
Isn’t
James Earl Jones
famous as Jim Vaderspeak…?
Surely Javans are fond of their
Jimmy Batik!
And
there’s, somewhere, an
Arab called Jimmy the Sheik.
(None are easy to find.
Still, to find you must seek.)
Isn’t
Baldwin, occasion’lly,
Jim Fit-o'-Pique…?
James Kisiki of films:
Jimmy Diabolique…?
Dennis
James, bodybuilder:
not Jimmy Physique…?
(Ain’t Ezekiel aka
Jimmy the Zeke…?)
Where’s
the card-playing James
known as Jimmy Bezique…?
One more James whose geek name
rhymes with ’Jimmy the Greek.’
through historyspeak,
in due time wind up rhyming
with ‘Jimmy the Greek.’
but Jimmy Antique…?
Who is Jimmy Durante
but Jimmy the Beak…?
Jimmy Oblique…?
Ain’t the Good Book’s James Less
merely Jimmy the Meek…?
Jimmy the Chic…?
(As for Susan Saint James,
ain’t she Jim So-to-Speak…?)
Aren’t they Jimmy the Clique…?
Who’s the Godfather (James Brown)
but Jimmy the Shrie-e-e-eek…?
Jimmy Bubble and Squeak…?
(When he’s sautéing onions,
he’s Jimmy the Leek.)
Shouldn’t teamster head Hoffa
be Jim Up-the-Creek…?
Jim Chubby Cheek…?
Harvard’s James D. G. Wood…?
Who but Jimmy Critique…?
Jimmy the Freak.
And James MacNeill Whistler’s
just Jimmy Technique!
Jimmy Eight-Days-a-Week.
(And somewhere there I stand:
Jim taking a leak.)
Jimmy the Streak.
Isn’t fashion’s James Galanos
Jimmy Boutique,,,?
Jimmy Lalique,
and each blackbird you see
might be Jimmy Cacique.
not Jim Martinique,
but I think Lizha James
might be Jim Mozambique.”
ain’t one Jimmy the Sneak…?
And the West’s Edwin James:
ain’t he Jim o’ Pike’s Peak…?
as Jimmy the Squeak.
Author P. D. James has to be
Jim Hide-'n'-Seek.
Jimmy Mystique.
Jimmy Shergill of Bollywood’s
Jimmy the Sikh.)
famous as Jim Vaderspeak…?
Surely Javans are fond of their
Jimmy Batik!
Arab called Jimmy the Sheik.
(None are easy to find.
Still, to find you must seek.)
Jim Fit-o'-Pique…?
James Kisiki of films:
Jimmy Diabolique…?
not Jimmy Physique…?
(Ain’t Ezekiel aka
Jimmy the Zeke…?)
known as Jimmy Bezique…?
One more James whose geek name
rhymes with ’Jimmy the Greek.’
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