A Clerihew Writing Hint:
If your Clerihew turns out a dud,
Pack it in dark, stinky mud.
Toss at a crowd!
If one hollers out loud,
You’ll know by the thud
That the dud-made-of-mud
Was a winner!
#1
Arthur Dimmesdale
Always looked pale.
For the Pearl of Great Price
He lost his dim life.
#2
Hester Prynne
Enjoyed her great Sin;
As we see in the woods
She has all the goods!
#3
The Scarlet Letter,
Who knows it better?
The real hero, I say,
Is the rich scarlet A.
[“The scarlet letter had not yet done its work.”]
#4
Scott Pelley
Does time on the Telly;
For 60 Minutes, a host,
Though he don’t like to boast!
#5
Dr. Carl Singleton, off to the races,
Knows how to make wry, cynical faces;
But when all’s said and done,
Where’s the fun?
#6
Senator Chuck Schumer
Was a very late bloomer;
Now he’s for pot!
As before he was not!
#7
Spokesperson Jen Psaki
Likes wine with her hockey;
Her government role:
Define Biden’s new goal.
[Whatever the Hell that might be!]
#8
82 Wally Funk
Has admirable spunk;
She’ll ride into space,
With a young woman’s grace!
#9
Pianist Jon Batiste
Plays like a great beast,
With a growl and a smile
That easily beguile!
#10
Late Night Seth Meyers
Often aspires
To his own Closer Look
At the new social crook.
#11
Angela Merkel
Could square a circle,
If circles could square,
Not simply despair.
#12
”A Variant”
COVID-19, the virus,
Ought to really inspire us
To live lives good and true
Lest we die and turn blue—
prematurely.
#13
Harrison Ford
Finds he gets bored
Having to play men
Who are good to the end.
Hester and Pearl on the scaffold. A marvelous book of sin and redemption; Hawthorne’s greatest achievement, The Scarlet Letter! Note how the letter reflects and controls situations until bringing about the final resolution.
Scott Pelley on the Telly, a very rich man!