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Hang on Gabby Hayes
- Hoppy needs you


you try not to plummet
to cascade would be even worse
stay next to plumb loco Gabby
what would a cowhand do without a sidekick
to gape gap toothed with a gasp
have you ever seen the chatter in Central Park
bouncing on rock more recent than a shield
and older far than even Gabby
grey bearded performer on the left
hand of heroism bold
and meaningless cataracts
whose depths peer back
directly into beholders
daring to stare down that abyss
into which everything
glibly babbling
plunges

         John Marvin