nine to shine

an actor named jackie chan was the ultimate 21st century man he fell out of windows all over the planet on to sidewalks of plastic, glass and granite the whole universe was his fan beauregard, a bobobo had never experienced falling snow the concept of santa claus gave him pause but he concluded, what do i know? a scorpion named stingaree was a fervent fan of bruce lee he imitated all his moves and left the sand in whirling grooves in the desert of mo-ja-ve a tintist named tintoretto laughed and was left alone on a rubber raft after the panic on the titanic left him master of his craft an echinoderm named ed was taking a nap on the ocean bed when some humans disturbed his rest with a series of nuclear tests he wondered, was it something i said? an australopith named al picked some flowers for his best gal when he reached the top of the hill he saw her carried off in the bill of a pterodactyl he thought was his pal a creationist named chuck at the slot machines had little luck he turned to dave, a darwinist who also had a throbbing wrist and asked, can i borrow five bucks? a jellyfish named jermaine liked to stay out in the rain as humans rushed for their cars houses, arenas and bars he absorbed the eternal terrain an expanding universe named grace had half a mind to trace her connections to her siblings but this was dismissed as quibblings as they flew into infinite space