Melissa is hosting Poetics in the dVerse Poets Pub ~ our challenge, to write poems about "sharks"
Unsplash ~ Susan Holt Simpson
A pool shark named Fats
[quite rotund]
claimed every last shot he had won
with a wink and a grin
he'd con them right in
then beat them while bragging for fun
he'd swagger and spin quite a tale
with charm that could flatten a whale
"no practice" he'd scoff
then knock the balls off
while sipping a Coke and an ale
* Minnesota Fats, aka as New York Fats, Broadway Fats and Chicago Fats was born Rudolph Wanderon, Jr. The 1961 film "The Hustler" featured both Fats, played by Jackie Gleason and Fast Eddie Felson, played by Paul Newman
🤣🤣🤣 Made me laugh, Helen!
ReplyDeleteI hear he ate cue balls for the crunch. And then play cutthroat for lunch. A hoot!
ReplyDeleteA fun poem that reads like an extended limerick, Helen. I’ve never seen The Hustler, but I have heard of it. My husband used to play pool for the village pub, so we’ve met a few hustlers ‘with charm that could flatten a whale’.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your limericks. That’s a movie I have not seen. I will check it out.
ReplyDeleteYou made Fats sound like a charm. Haha. Sharks cannot change their colors. Thanks Helen. Xo, selmamartin
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful, Helen. I love what you did with the prompt!
ReplyDeleteSuch fun Helen - as always...
ReplyDeleteGood one!
ReplyDeleteHelen - this really made me smile😃
ReplyDeleteFabulous. You have such a knack for these, Helen! Brava!
ReplyDeleteWell done, Helen. A wonderful, humorous take. Robbie
ReplyDeleteGreat characterization of a pool hustler. Saw that movie years and years ago. Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason in the same movie, yes!
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