things move around

Wayne Gretzky
could have learned to jetski,
or been a brilliant jockey,
if it hadn’t been for hockey.

John Smeaton
refused to be beaten
by an Islamic fanatic:
on that point he was quite emphatic.

Alexander Pope
lacked scope,
and even though his superiors were various,
some thought him hilarious.

Mark M*dryga
is unfailingly eager
to explain
why Vancouver gets so much rain.

Dr Creflo A. Dollar
though born into squalor
could hear God’s inimitable voice
saying “drive a Rolls-Royce!“

Kevin Newman
is only two thirds human:
his other third
is bird.

Psychologist Oliver James,
since we have to name names,
resembles a shellshocked elephant seal
made of oatmeal.