Deborah Tyler-Bennett

Clark Gable in Mansfield

His playboy presence was a flickering flame,
dazzling with diamond-bracelet smiles.
GABLE MOBBED BY FANS WHO TRAVELLED MILES
the papers said we put New York to shame,
but Mansfield Yanks set up a waiting game
and got him signing photographs in piles.
Fire-lipped typists, abandoning their files
mobbed him for copies of his well-heeled name.
'Clark, over here, Clark' - Still that refrain clings,
'mi Mam thinks you're the dishiest man alive!'
Still I see him, standing hand in pocket,
as if Mansfield was glamourous Palm Springs
and not a place to make his spirits dive.

Ioana Alina Stan

Deborah Tyler-Bennett

Clark Gable in Mansfield

Prezenta lui de cuceritor a fost o flacara palpaitoare,
impresionand prin zambetul lui ca un sirag de perle.
GABLE ATACAT DE FANI VENITI DE LA MII DE KILOMETRI
ziarele au spus ca facem de ras New York-ul,
dar Mansfield Yanks a aranjat un joc de panda
ceea ce l-a facut sa dea mormane de autografe.
Dactilografe cu buze aprinse, abandonandu-si dosarele
l-au atacat cerandu-i exemplare cu numele lui atat de aclamat.
„Clark, aici, Clark” e un refren ce se mai aude inca,
„Mama mea crede ca esti cel mai frumos barbat!”
Eu inca il mai vad, cum sta cu mana in buzunar,
de parca Mansfield ar fi stralucitorul Palm Springs
si nu un loc al pierzaniei.