Monday, May 23, 2022

WHILE HE'S GONE

Suppose Popeye every year vanishes 

Last seen heading inland, shaking off

His pursuers (he is often pursued) so that 

Wimpy and Brutus and Olive Oyl

Have to vamp frantically. Wimpy

Dances with surprising grace;

Brutus tells funny stories; Olive

Sings in a pleasant contralto. Somehow

They make enough to live until

Popeye's suddenly among them,

Plum blossoms scattered in his hair.

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