Crystal Ball-Buster

Into ball made of crystal he peers,
then paws his assistant and leers
This louse and magician
and lounge act patrician
at all that is innocent sneers



Vincent Price, Henry Fonda and Ann Dvorak in The Long Night (Anatole Litvak, 1947), an American remake of Le Jour se Lève (Marcel Carné, 1939). As nightclub magician Maximilian the Great, Price tries to make romantic rival Henry Fonda disappear. Look into our previous crystal ball limericks. Image source: Blue Ruins; vincentprice.org

Crystal Ball Bearing

The mist of tomorrow now clears
and into the future he peers
The drinker foresees
his liver disease
and so to cirrhosis, says "Cheers!"


A bottle becomes a crystal ball to Ian Kieth and Tyrone Power in Nightmare Alley (Edmund Goulding, 1947). There's more on Power and this amazing, mesmerizing film at Self-Styled Siren, here. Photo: Self-Styled Siren; en.kendincos.net

Muddied Waters

Down deep, my occult crystal ball
holds answers you seek, big and small
Oh my, it's bad news
You, sir, have the blues
A mule, it seems, kicks in your stall

Norm

The eyeballs roll up in my head
with visions of what lies ahead
I see your best pal
and two-timing gal
predicting their future in bed

Surly

Crystal Meth-od

She's giddy at news she foresees
'cause with her her future agrees
Revealed in the glass
is what soon will pass:
A trust fund approved by trustees

June Collier has a ball in this pic from Starlet Showcase. There are more Crystal Balls in your future, here.