Test Pattern

Test Pattern Such memories Lost long ago In an innocent time Before computers Before cell phone And video games Kids stayed awake Hours after going to bed Hiding under our blankets Waiting for our parents to go to bed When we snuck own stairs Turned on our old B&W TV Watching until Jack Paar finished Until the Star-Spangled Banner played Long before the daily crop reports The station shut down until morning Then we were able to see it Our friend, the test pattern Circles and targets Different shades from black to white And that Indian chief Seeing him told us it was time to get to bed To sleep until morning So we could watch Captain Kangaroo And be kids