John Fenn Poet Light Verse

Control

Remote controls are funny things
Then, maybe it’s just me
I wave it around for hours 
But, still can’t get channel three
It will always find the menu
For the treble and the bass
If remote controls were human
I would slap them in the face

Remote controls are not my thing
Perhaps its my technique
If they could make one voice controlled
I’d only have to speak
It would follow my instructions
And obey them to the letter
A voice controlled remote control 
Things couldn’t get much better

I’d shout out my instructions
“Change the channel, fifty four
The volumes far too low now
Turn the sound up, give me more”
If they made this little gadget
Then there’s something I’d be fearing
That knowing my track record
I’d get one that’s hard of hearing

© John W Fenn  03-07-2009

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Simone Segal November 3, 2009 at 4:11 PM It's so good, I bet you could talk in rhyme all day! love Simone

Marty Owens October 10, 2009 at 6:22 PM Funny..I enjoyed reading it tonight...Nice to have laughs before bedtime...Marty

Carolyn Devonshire October 10, 2009 at 4:25 PM Just read "Criminals" and I must ask, where do you come up with this type of amazing humor. I almost fell off of my chair reading the last line. This MUST be in my faves and I hope you don't mind if I share it with some friends who are not Soupers. You will be credited with the writing, OK? I love to make my friends laugh, but am not as gifted in this area as you are. Love, Carolyn

Sara Kendrick October 10, 2009 at 3:40 PM LOL on this one. Gone are the days when the children were given instructions to turn the tv to channel 2 or cut the volumne down. Now we only have a remote control at our disposal if we haven't misplaced it. Sara