Previous posts for January 27th are here: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (2020), Jerome Kern (2021), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Mikhail Baryshnikov (2022), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Jerome Kern (2023), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Jerome Kern (2024), and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Jerome Kern (2025)
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Skitch Henderson (27 January 1918 – 1 November 2005) was an American pianist, conductor, and composer.
At Least It's Not a Haiku
Today it's a limerick in which
I ran myself into a ditch
Since my verse was confined
To a form that's five lined
While sketching a portrait of Skitch.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was one of the greatest composers of all time.
Amadeus Redux
Though Mozart was duly assessed
As one whom the Muses had blessed,
His life in Alt Wien,
Which you've seen on the screen,
Was chaotic, and harried, and stressed.
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