Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Norma

                                                                                         Photo: Bert Stern 
Image:1 A Laughing MM
(Photo Image: Courtesy of Tess' Magpie)


 Image:2  The Classic Picture:  Marilyn's skirt blows up as a train passes under the subway grate in 1955
(Picture Credit: Google Images)

An infectious smile
The exuberance of youth
An icon no less

Etched in memory
A picture of a heart throb
A wind-blown up skirt

An untimely death
Snuffed off a brilliant career
Barbiturates!  Sure?

Submitted to Tess' Magpie #97 , d'Verse OpenLinkNight Week#24 and Purple Treehouse - Haiku
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21 comments:

  1. RHYTHM AND RHYMEDecember 28, 2011 at 12:53 AM

    A wonderf poem anout a wonderful person.
    Well done Hank.

    Yvonne

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  2. anthonynorthDecember 28, 2011 at 1:11 AM

    You captured her in life and death. Excellent.

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  3. J Cosmo NewberyDecember 28, 2011 at 2:47 AM

    We will never know...

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  4. Mimi FoxmortonDecember 28, 2011 at 3:18 AM

    So sad...so beautiful..........

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  5. Dave KingDecember 28, 2011 at 3:45 AM

    The Immortal one!

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  6. LisaDecember 28, 2011 at 3:52 AM

    You're good with "character building" :) I remember the time I learned that her name was Norma and thought it was peculiar that she would have a Malay name :)

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  7. JJ Roa RodriguezDecember 28, 2011 at 4:40 AM

    Beautiful take Pareng Hank! And a nice words for MM!..

    JJRod'z

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  8. BerowneDecember 28, 2011 at 5:23 AM

    She had an amazing, troubling, melancholy life...

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  9. ClaudiaDecember 28, 2011 at 6:27 AM

    just reading your title broke lose that elton john song in my head...good by norma jean...i often play this on the piano and wished her life had taken another turn...great capture hank

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  10. MaryDecember 28, 2011 at 6:51 AM

    An example of a person who had such sadness beneath the smile. Many like that, I think....maybe more than we know.

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  11. kaykualaDecember 28, 2011 at 7:41 AM

    Yvonne,Anthony and Cosmos - a wonderful person, an icon that's why but whose demise is still shrouded with mystery.

    Hank

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  12. kaykualaDecember 28, 2011 at 7:44 AM

    Mimi,Dave and oceangirl - she's happy but sad an immortal,yes. A Malay name, a universal name in fact!

    Hank

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  13. kaykualaDecember 28, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    ParengJJ - Selamat!

    Berowne - True,dogged by troubled life even at death

    Claudia - Wished her life could have been as beautiful as she looks.

    Mary - Sadly many are seen happy but are'nt


    Hank

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  14. Pat HattDecember 28, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    Snuffed out too soon indeed
    But then sometimes you never know the life they lead

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  15. Brian MillerDecember 28, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    there is something entirely charming about her...esp for one that had such a tragic life...

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  16. kaykualaDecember 28, 2011 at 2:50 PM

    Pat - We are exposed to the glamorous side of their lives that's for sure.

    Brian - Lots going for her but sadly though


    Hank

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  17. Shashidhar SharmaDecember 29, 2011 at 12:39 AM

    Great tribute... I liked it. The image is iconic and your words do justice to the thought...

    Thanks for Sharing. Wish you have a happy new year. May you have peace, love and prosperity.

    Shashi
    ॐ नमः शिवाय
    Om Namah Shivaya
    http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.com/2011/12/whisper-no-one-is-there-in-living-haiku.html
    At Twitter @VerseEveryDay

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  18. ninotazizDecember 29, 2011 at 2:00 AM

    Her laughter and smile were infectious.

    Truly a beautiful candle in the flame.

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  19. AnonymousDecember 29, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    She was smart enough not to, but messed up enough to, so it's hard to say.

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  20. HelenDecember 29, 2011 at 10:16 AM

    You did a stellar job with Marilyn and haiku!

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  21. rallentandaJuly 30, 2013 at 11:42 PM

    There does seem to be room for doubt.

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