Now There's A Nose!
You were our Ragtime Jimmy
Singin’ Inka Dinka Doo
We looked right past that nose
Saw the real you
Generous ~ oh so funny
With your Cyrano-size nose
You called it your ‘Schnozzola’
Ready to strike a pose
Knew how to butcher English
Italian to the core
Vaudeville was your stomping ground
Left us wanting more
TV kept you busy
A bright and shining star
Your sign-off phrase a great one
"Good night, Ms. Calabash, wherever you are"
Oh, Helen, I loved this! Don't you wish we looked at what was on the inside of everyone? Look at "Ragtime Jimmy's" smile and kind eyes! Loved, loved the second stanza. :)
ReplyDeleteHe was quite a guy wasn't he! This is a really lovely tribute to him and does the original photograph justice too.
ReplyDeleteLovely :)
Inka dinka doo! Lovely tribute!
ReplyDeleteha, i remember him...nice take...having a hard time with this pic finding anything...but you did well...
ReplyDeletecute poem, he looks funny.
ReplyDeleteTook me back thru Memory Lane to the great Durante - thanx.
ReplyDeleteGood poem, and good feel to the post...how could it not?
ReplyDeleteWander
A great tribute, and interesting take on the prompt.
ReplyDeletei like your take on the prompt
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a nice inka dinka doooooooo on the prompt....nicely done
ReplyDeleteNow, there was a nose!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely original response. Thanks Helen
ReplyDeleteGood one! I haven't thought of Durante in a while! thanks.
ReplyDeleteAh the great Jimmy Durante; his 'September Song' is beautiful. This was such a different and enjoyable take on the prompt. Very creative thinking!
ReplyDeleteWhat a memory!
ReplyDeleteSo very clever of you, Helen... I love it!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! I remember Jimmy, just barely. Nice to think of him again, thanks!
ReplyDeleteJimmy Durante, a lovable comic! Great tribute that you've given, Helen!
ReplyDeleteHank
Wonderful! Reminds us of the days when a big nose was not a Surgery Opportunity and having outstanding features was an advantage. Thank goodness Yul Brynner didn't have a hair transplant or Lon Chaney Jr have his eyes fixed!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! What a tribute! Jimmy Durante was a huge idol of my father's. He was in the huge nose range (not quite Cyrano) but he gave Karl Malden and Jack Klugman a run for their money - and my oldest brother is the spit of Gérard Depardieu! Thankfully, I took after my mother in the snout-size department!
ReplyDeleteI don't know this person...but, nice tribute.
ReplyDeleteClever,brilliant,everything wonderful....this is an amazing tribute and response Helen! YOU inspire me!!! :-)
ReplyDeleteHelen,
ReplyDeleteI love Jimmy D. A man who could turn a phrase and keep you uplifted with his positivity!
rel
Terrific! It's all in the nose...:)
ReplyDeleteHelen--wonderful take on the prompt and very sweet poem. I told Tess--I've written a very fun novel about this same subject -- not Jim Durante, but people, specifically, a young girl with a big schnoz. It's called Nose Dive and it's available on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Nose-Dive-Karin-Gustafson/dp/0981992331
ReplyDeleteA very nice poem. K.
Noses, noses! Excellent take!
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]
What fun, Helen! This says a lot about you in a very very nice way. I love Cyrano de Bergerac!
ReplyDeleteAn extensive profile, as my dad would say. Nice!
ReplyDeleteYou should be so proud of this magpie, Helen, because it is truly wonderful. I smiled with reminiscence and appreciation for Jimmy, and for you for reminding me about him.
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