Guest Listed ! with Helen Dehner
Imaginary Garden with Real Toads
nicely risque with an overlay of virtue
a sort of up market debra harry
with an audacious sense of humour
helen is about to launch herself
as a rising pop star
helen harmonica and the poetic exiles
will be the next sensation
shame there will be little time
for her poetic contributions
her absence has been missed
these are the sacrifices one must make
as an avant- garde artiste in demand
with fans clamouring for more appearances
it is a consensus of opinion
that her success will be impressive
also there is an assumption
that her down to earth personality
and good common sense
will be the bedrock of her newly acquired fame
we know she will never become enmeshed
in the toxic trauma of super stardom
GO HELEN
Absence
Assumption
Audacious
Avant-garde
Bedrock
Clamor
Consensus
Enmeshed
Exile
Risqué
Sacrifice
Shame
Toxic
Trauma
Virtue
Yowza! Great stuff! I think Helen & Co will be bigger than Josie and The Pussycats!
ReplyDeleteGo Helen, indeed!
ReplyDeleteThis is marvellously well done.
I love the title (the name of the band!), Rall, Helen as ‘a sort of up market debra harry’ and the way you’ve incorporated the word ‘ bedrock’ is genius!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! I think you hit the Helen nail on the head. A wonderful tribute to her and her resilience.
ReplyDeleteOMG! I cannot stop laughing, tears rolling down my cheeks! You aced it. Thank You.
ReplyDeletePleased you enjoyed this Helen and thank you for making it known. Take it as a compliment to your intelligence and good sense of Aussie humour.
DeleteA beautiful tribute, indeed!
ReplyDeleteThus is cool Rall, and a brilliant use of every word.
ReplyDeleteNice little story enmeshed in thoses words Rall. Glad the words didn't have to be rationed out or there wouldn't have been many left for the rest of us!
ReplyDeleteRock on Helen!! Love the poem. It made my day!
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