“Are you serious? ” Alice said
“Stone cold He’s dead”
Shot in the head
Whilst sat in bed.
He was a malevolent man
From evil clan
Drug run thriller
Gangland killer
Prohibition mafia man
Irish dance-man
Legs Diamond
The Clay pigeon.
©Alison Jean Hankinson
Playing with a new form- the minute for d’Verse. This is about Jack the legs Diamond, who was perhaps related to Lily and Fairground Fay.
He was a real gangster and his wife was Alice Kenny Diamond. The image is a prohibition image and is creative commons.
At least he liked to dance although there are other things about him not so pleasant. Nice description of him in minute form, Alison!
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Such a dangerous trade, leaving one to grim death. Good work on the form. Thanks for the historical note.
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I like the conversational tone of this poem.
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I remember that name. Dutch Schultz tried to kill him several times and gave him the moniker, “clay pigeon “. I had to look it up. Very good use of the prompt, and great research too.
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