When I spot a squirrel
It is never common, ordinary or naked
They are usually fully dressed without a smile
The one I spied this morning wore a blue shirtwaist
When she ran up a tree, I saw white eyelet on her pantaloons
I wisely keep some of these observations to myself.
I am the Boy Scouts who become
Official.
I am Charlie Chaplin film that
Makes you giggle.
I am the triangle shirtwaist
Factory fire.
I am Margaret Sanger the birth
Control supplier.
I am the Titanic sinks in
The ocean.
I am the Spanish flu
In motion.
I am the Red Baron takes
To the sky.
I am Rockefeller that
Billionaire guy.
I am the Coast Guard's first
Day on the job.
I am the first crossword
Puzzle to solve.
I am Tommy submachine
Gun in supply.
I am Mata Hari the exotic
Dancing spy.
I am the first Indy
500 race.
I am the Oreo cookie,
Can't wait to taste.
I am Mexico and Arizona
Become states.
I am World War One starts
To take shape.
I am the National Hockey league
When it was formed.
I am Daylight savings time when
It was born.
I am the international telephone
Line.
I am prohibition no alcohol
Or wine.
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Victorine, with your back to the fence,
A sleeping puppy and a book in your lap,
Looking respectable, prim and demure.
Is that what they call a shirtwaist dress?
I wouldn’t know, but the last time I saw you,
You wore nothing but slippers, a gold bracelet,
And a ribbon around your neck.
You’ve not aged a day. I wish you well
And hope the scandal you stirred
Was worth the price of immortality,
Or at least a few month’s rent.