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Title: my poem "The Marlboro Man"
Post by: Stealthgrrl on August 02, 2008, 07:09:05 PM
Post by: Stealthgrrl on August 02, 2008, 07:09:05 PM
The Marlboro Man, addled with love poems,
Begins to act strangely...
He treats his horse like a house pet
And sits at home in the afternoons,
Watching Oprah and Rachael Ray.
Sick of sagebrush,
He trades in his old black skillet
For a dream kitchen.
"For god's sake pull yourself together" nags his cigarette-steeped sister
As her kids finger his figurines.
He quits smoking,
Gives up huckstering.
The Lesbians next door buy him a rainbow
--a real one!--
Which he places in the yard between the trellis
And the barbecue.
In the evenings,
There is the sound of Gato Barbieri drifting from his windows;
No buttes
No diamondback rattlers.
Just
The Marlboro Man
Reading the Advocate
In the peace of the almost midnight.
Begins to act strangely...
He treats his horse like a house pet
And sits at home in the afternoons,
Watching Oprah and Rachael Ray.
Sick of sagebrush,
He trades in his old black skillet
For a dream kitchen.
"For god's sake pull yourself together" nags his cigarette-steeped sister
As her kids finger his figurines.
He quits smoking,
Gives up huckstering.
The Lesbians next door buy him a rainbow
--a real one!--
Which he places in the yard between the trellis
And the barbecue.
In the evenings,
There is the sound of Gato Barbieri drifting from his windows;
No buttes
No diamondback rattlers.
Just
The Marlboro Man
Reading the Advocate
In the peace of the almost midnight.
Title: Re: my poem "The Marlboro Man"
Post by: Sephirah on August 02, 2008, 07:19:31 PM
Post by: Sephirah on August 02, 2008, 07:19:31 PM
I have to admit that I don't really understand it. The Marlboro Man must be an American creation. *blushes* But I love the rhythm. It reminds me of those surreal dreams from Twin Peaks.
Very nice. :)
Very nice. :)
Title: Re: my poem "The Marlboro Man"
Post by: Stealthgrrl on August 02, 2008, 08:16:06 PM
Post by: Stealthgrrl on August 02, 2008, 08:16:06 PM
Quote from: Leiandra on August 02, 2008, 07:19:31 PM
I have to admit that I don't really understand it. The Marlboro Man must be an American creation. *blushes* But I love the rhythm. It reminds me of those surreal dreams from Twin Peaks.
Very nice. :)
Thank you, Leiandra. :)
FYI, the Marlboro Man was the cowboy symbol for Marlboro cigarettes. ;) He still is, in print ads, I think.
Stealth
Title: Re: my poem "The Marlboro Man"
Post by: Sephirah on August 02, 2008, 08:20:18 PM
Post by: Sephirah on August 02, 2008, 08:20:18 PM
Oh.
I understand some of the imagery a lot more now. Thank you. :)
I understand some of the imagery a lot more now. Thank you. :)
Title: Re: my poem "The Marlboro Man"
Post by: Stealthgrrl on August 03, 2008, 08:11:03 AM
Post by: Stealthgrrl on August 03, 2008, 08:11:03 AM
Quote from: Kiera on August 03, 2008, 07:34:17 AMQuote from: Leiandra on August 02, 2008, 08:20:18 PMI understand some of the imagery a lot more now. Thank you. :)So, it's true Stealthgrrl. The real appeal of "The Marlboro Man" does lie in. . .
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F130.18.140.19%2Fmmsoc%2Fsubliminal%2Fmarlboro1.jpg&hash=e2e569c5cf10a737fb70e6c56eb2206c917924bd)the packaging
;D ;D ;D
Well, Kiera, it does appear that your cowboy there prefers the convenient hard pack over the soft. So much for subtlety in advertising, sheesh. I can almost hear hundreds of FTMs lighting up, hoping for this effect. And a similar number of MTFs quitting this nasty habit in abject horror. :D
Before this thread goes entirely south, I would like to say that this poem is one of my favorites from among my own. I like my Marlboro Man, I think he's sweet and admirable.
Stealth
Title: Re: my poem "The Marlboro Man"
Post by: tekla on August 03, 2008, 09:22:44 AM
Post by: tekla on August 03, 2008, 09:22:44 AM
The two best known Marlboro men, Wayne McLaren, and David McLean both died of lung cancer in one of those ironic twist of fate that you just can't make up.
Title: Re: my poem "The Marlboro Man"
Post by: Ell on August 03, 2008, 01:45:49 PM
Post by: Ell on August 03, 2008, 01:45:49 PM
i like your poem, Stealthgrrl, and i like the way you write.
-Ell
-Ell
Title: Re: my poem "The Marlboro Man"
Post by: Stealthgrrl on August 07, 2008, 09:42:27 PM
Post by: Stealthgrrl on August 07, 2008, 09:42:27 PM
Quote from: Lisbeff's Elf on August 03, 2008, 01:45:49 PM
i like your poem, Stealthgrrl, and i like the way you write.
-Ell
Thank you. :)