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A tousle-haired youth called Ein Gast,
Drew up with a start:
“Not so fast!
Though T. liked the size of me,
Cieca’s got wise to me.
KNEW it was too good to last…”
Brilliant, pavel!!
A tousle-haired youth called Ein Gast
Tried to live as if there were no past.
His excesses were so great,
And he lived at such a rate,
That he ended up having to fast.
pavel wins, hands-down (so to speak), but:
A tossle-haired youth called Ein Gast
Made the old critic’s heart beat too fast.
Like Gustav for Tadzio
Tony sought inflagratio
But found that he just couldn’t last.
And what the heck:
A tossle-haired youth called Ein Gast
Feared the critics were feeling aghast,
So he took off his clothes,
And displayed what best shows,
And now his career is a blast.
A tousle-haired youth called Ein Gast
Was feeling out-Gunned and out-classed
But he found unwrapping
Showed he was quite strapping
And even hirsute by contrast.
Oh damn. Conchita, I apologize. I didn’t see yours. I didn’t mean it. I take it back. Redact! Redact! Cancel me.
No harm done, dear. I like the “hirsute” meter break.
Oy vey. Matthias Klink? Tousle-haired? Radiant?
Bob Pattinson is much, much more my thing. It’s a bad photo though.
“Did we need to see seven agonized, blood-stained, shirtless men of various ages and body shapes crawling on the floor and clinging to Lulu to get that she is irresistibly sexual? On the other hand, the choreographed writhing was quite a sight. ”
To borrow a phrase: need you ask?
When are we going to know the vincitor of the “ein Gast” contest!
In fact, the winner is Pavel, but he has not responded to my request for a confirmation of his email address so he can be awarded. La Cieca is gratified, however, that you’re still paying attention.