”I'm just a lucky slob from Ohio
who happened to be in the right place
at the right time. “ Clark Gable.
A man to be admired,
Someone to be adored
For his strength and determination.
Strong man of gender
Mother dies young
Father abandons his only son
Three wives a teacher
As a man you become
Striving forward in all you can
Finally it happens
The Bird of Paradise flies
As success takes over
Golden globe awarded
Fourth wife of love
Finally a child to carry on
Then death approaches
And takes you away
Robbed of your only wish
To see the birth of your boy
A name to be remembered
A dream of love and hope
William Clark Gable
The ladies admire
And the men fill of envy
But I know the truth
You were just trying to be happy
Author notes
the bird of paradise was a theatre movie that gable first worked for and was the first time he fell in love with the theatre.
A contest entry
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525 points, ended July 9, 2007, 12 entries
Honorable winner
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Now That's A NAme I haven't Seen................
in a while except on the amc channel. But you summed up his life very accurately. And it is true of all I believe we are really just trying to be happy!!! Nice piece, and by the way thanks for reading mine{Reach For The Light} -
Wonderful
Hey, how are you.
Love this. It's nice to see an admirable poem showcaseing great men in history. Love everything about it, but these words are quite wonderful:
Golden globe awarded
Fourth wife of love
Finally a child to carry on
I can relate. Bob
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He fell in love many times over! Heart throb of the silver screen...cost him a lot of money in his divorces, but he never gave up his dream to be happy. Lovely addition to the contest
's ~Love ~Sie, Good luck in the contest!
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Great work, I think I learned more about this guy in your poem than I ever knew before
Wonderful write and lovely flow within the lines of this tribute to a hollywood stud! Good luck in this contest and as always, a pleasure to read your work ~Tia
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Nicely written. A sweet little biography in so few words. I cannot say I have really seen any of his movies.. but you made me want to. Good luck in the contest hon
Love,
~Krys~
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