Schmegeges everywhere. Look over yonder
Where schmegeges march down the street,
See how the schmegeges cavort themselves
Day and night, how new schmegege variations
Appear, marching, marching, tailgating me,
Telephoning me, telling me what they think,
Singing schmegege roundelays, drinking,
Dancing, eating what the schmegeges eat,
Dressing like schmegeges, raising children
As schmegeges, questioning how schmegege
Has traditionally been understood, redefining
Schmegege, and always marching, marching,
Marching, I did not think there were so many
Schmegeges and now I too begin to march.
I called him Mister Yes and No because
Or maybe John Ashbery was making
When I ran this by Mister Yes and No
I always thought it was schmeggie
Posted by: Joanie Mackowski | January 30, 2021 at 12:53 PM
Upon further review...I've looked into it
and this seems to be a spelling that
most closely represents the pronunciation
although there are other variations. It
would be possible to end the word with
a double e or ie but that didn't seem
to look right.
Posted by: mitch sisskind | January 30, 2021 at 05:57 PM
I always thought it was "schmegeggie," a love child of schlemiel and schlemazal.
Posted by: David Lehman | January 31, 2021 at 04:31 PM
The Yes and No poem is wonderful.
Posted by: Kent johnson | February 01, 2021 at 12:50 PM