Maria Callas.
New York, Manhattan born
nineteen twenty three her first yawn.
A plump girl as she matured,
myopia she endured.
Classical piano her first choice
then discovering her singing voice.
Singing it was she much preferred
with singing inspired, stirred.
Parents split, mother returned to
Greece
a little more domestic peace.
Taking her two daughters with her
finding Maria a singing teacher.
Elvira de Hidalgo by name
herself of international singing fame.
She declared Maria a phenomenon
“she could do it all nothing wrong”.
World wide fame as 'The Divine'
not always on cloud nine.
Weight problems, scandals too
her affair with Onassis causing rue.
Finally in Paris all alone
this lonely person so well known.
A heart attack ends her it all
her superb recordings still enthral.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLcbfF9ypmM
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