Yo — sit back shut up and don’t be rude
I’m gonna tell you ‘bout a bad-ass dude
he rolls with a finger-snap jazz-jive strut
don’t mess with him ’cause you might get cut
he wears silken, french-cuffed, ivory shirts
they are soft as butter-sweet cream desserts
got diamond cufflinks of pure white gold
he’s fashion treasure – precious and bold
pearl stick-pinned, satin tie — knotted tight
lookin’ like Paris on a Saturday night
desert-tan gabardine three-pleat slacks
euro-cuffed, steam creased — sharp as tacks
soft snakeskin braces buttoned sterling bright
hip — and killer as a rattlesnake’s bite
black-patton striders with real ‘gator spats
he’s steppin’ classy as the coolest cats
red pinstriped linen coat double-breasted
pure uptown savvy — teal velvet vested
sportin’ a full-blocked, rolled-brim, felt chapeau
in the deepest red of a fine Bordeaux
he loves Pearly with the real fine hat
and she don’t need wear much more than that
he’s crisp and smooth as a dry martini
best call him SIR — friends call him Ziggy
*
rob kistner © 2022
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Zoot suiters dearly loved the wide brimmed fedora. You had a lot of fun with this, and your attention to detail is incredible; makes me think of seeing Edward James Olmos in ZOOT SUIT, the play.
Thanks dude. Yeah Glenn, the wide brims were certainly en vogue. But I, my brother, like my boy Ziggy, prefer the rolled and blocked fedora. More pimp to the limp! 🙂
My goodness this is good! I so enjoyed visualizing the intricate details you have laid out in this poem, Rob 😀
thank you Sanaa
Groovy, Dude. You paint him well. Love the fashion build-up to the ultimate hat (though the hat would just make me laugh). Great stuff, Brother. Thanks
You’d look cool in a lid like that Ron — real snazzzzy… 😉
You had me at the title, but the beat, the rhyme, the descriptiveness ….wow! Off the charts. That is one snazzy character from the top of his hat to the end of his toes.
Thank you Mish… 🙂
This is a super fun poem, Rob! Greatly enjoyed!
-David
I am glad David, thank you!
You’ve got a good beat going on here!
Thank you Carol… 🙂
Ha! Love it
Thank you JYP… 🙂
A great poem. I can see him strutting his stuff very clearly.
Thank you Lauren… 🙂
Haha! Just a delight man! Really a great read with superb beat straight from the street!
Glad you dig it Ain… 😉
Call him Ziggy? Ok. I can do that. But I’ll call you Genius. You are, yes, Sir. Most fantastic, this. Thanks for sharing. Loved it.
I blush Selma, but thank you very much… 😉
Very well-dressed indeed! Can just imagine him:
‘crisp and smooth as a dry martini’. Cool.
Thank you Mation… 🙂
He does sound pretty sharp Rob!
Sharp as a whetstone, oiled-pulled, pearl-handled switchblade Ingrid… 😉