Some Ordinary Joe

Some Ordinary Joe

A Poem by Kelly Scheppers
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...a birthday tribute to Marilyn Monroe

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Some Ordinary Joe



...she had dreams of picket fences,
that gallantry and chivalry were alive and well
and living within close proximity
of Wilshire Boulevard.
And she believed that one day
her prince would come...


some ordinary Joe.




-Happy Birthday, Marilyn -
June 1, 1926

 

 

 

 

© 2015 Kelly Scheppers


Author's Note

Kelly Scheppers
...this is a quote from a poem I wrote for Marilyn. I make a concentrated effort to remember her on her birthday and the fifth of August. If you were able to catch the documentary on her life on "Lifetime" last night, please let me know what you thought!

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alf
Wow, what a lovely tribute!!! She would have been so taken with this!!! I still believe she wanted simply to find happiness!!! alf

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

...I believe so too, Alf...I truly do!
So beautiful in the inside and the out … what a blessing she was for the entire world, if she had only had caring people around her to help her learn and protect her from all those who used her-up.
Such a soft and caring soul, and "Yes, how lovely it would be to have been Norma Jean's friend, without all the rest."

You know, Kelly, I always thought it was too bad how the publicity hounds played such a controlling roll in ending her's and Joe's marriage … it saddened her so when it ended … she loved him truly, I think.

Thank you so very much again for sharing wonderful You with Us … happiest hugs! ~ Richard

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

I believe Joe loved her the most, and was determined to fight for her. That he ordered roses to be .. read more
Richard🖌

9 Years Ago

I felt sorry for and sympathetic toward her, protective, and I would have loved to've been her frien.. read more
Belated Birthday greetings Marilyn. Thank you for Misfits, Bus Stop, Niagara and many others. As Elton John said "your candle burned out early"". My regards to the beautiful writer of these prose. Thank you Kelly!

Love,
Al

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

There's a scene in the Misfits when she runs away from the truck where Gable is about to round up so.. read more
Alfred Kukitz

9 Years Ago

I get the same feeling whenever I visit a zoo or see animals kept.
This is a wonderful tribute to an iconic American beauty and another legend. If only her dreams had come true. She was gone too soon.

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

She would be amazed at how well her memory has lingered, wouldn't she? ...thank you, Dara!
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B
I believe she was so beautiful
She was a child in a woman's body
often misunderstood

Thanks for sharing this warm poem Kelly

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

...she was truly beautiful, wasn't she? Thank you, Nisreenaa!
Brief and effective, well done.

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

Thank you for the kindness of your words!
A beautiful tribute to an amazing woman. I've always loved Marilyn. After watching the documentary last weekend, I fell in love with her all over again... she was so witty, so engaging - to quote Marilyn, "It takes a smart brunette to play a dumb blonde"

:) Julie

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

Oh wow, Julie...you saw it? OMG, I set my DVR a week in advance, so not to miss watching it. Then,.. read more
MsJewel

9 Years Ago

I agree, the actress did an amazing job. Not only did she look like her, but her mannerisms were id.. read more
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dan
can you submit this to me again I can't concentrate now thx dan

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

Dear Dan, please don't worry about my poem, you have other priorities my dear friend! I will contin.. read more
certainly got mixed up with the wrong crowd. a good poem Kelly

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

She just struck me as a friend I would have loved to have! Thank you, Andrew!
Beautiful tribute to a beautiful and smart woman. I love Marilyn! :D (p.s. I wrote a poem about Judy Garland if you wanna check it out- "Chasing Rainbows")

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

Thank you so much, Kelsey...I adore her! ...I'll check your poem out, too! ; )

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