Jeanie Elizabeth

double dactyl

Jeanie Elizabeth in bonnet, 1968 (note the hand of the poet at lower right)

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               Jibbity-jabbity
               Jeanie Elizabeth
               Was my big sisterly
               Guide to the light.

               In the sweet seventies
               Psychomagnetically
               All through that decade we
               Fought the good fight.

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I only learned about the Double Dactyl today for the first time via the great

Sean Johnson

and his exploration of Wendy Cope’s “Emily Dickinson” on

The Daily Poem Podcast

(in my opinion, the best poetry podcast since

The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor

). So, when I came across the above photo of my big sister Jean earlier this evening, I decided to try my hand at subjecting her to doubledactylization.

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Update: After getting permission from Jean, I’m making this available to everyone, not limited to paid subscribers