Celebrity Death Haiku

Nora Ephron

1941—2012

Interned at Kennedy
White House, greeted the Beatles...
How'd she miss Woodstock?

— G. Runyon

* * *

Imagine the book
She'd have written if Jack had
Made a pass at her

— O'Cyrus

 

 

LeRoy Neiman

1921—2012

His true artistry
Was the way he lived; and, yeah
That giant mustache

— G. Runyon

* * *

Did what he loved and
Got paid for it handsomely
Suck it, art critics

— O'Cyrus

 

Rodney King

1965-2012

Bad luck magnet whose
Best/worst luck was his beat-down
Getting caught on tape

—G. Runyon

Henry Hill

1943—2012

Much to his surprise
He outlived everyone who
Wanted to kill him

— O'Cyrus

 

Ray Bradbury

1920–2012

Shook the pulp out of
Sci-fi making it safe for
Really Big Ideas  

— O'Cyrus

* * *

Man of the future
Who feared flying and never
Learned to drive a car

— Abbie Rhodes

 

Richard Dawson

1932–2012

Way to get noticed
After years out of spot-
Light? Survey says: Death!

— O'Cyrus