Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

Going To the Movies

As an avid movie fan,
I loved to go and see
A film the day it opened
And my husband would agree.

We’d meet up on a Friday night;
I held our place in line
And once inside, we’d scope out seats
And they did not recline!

We brought our snacks or maybe splurged
On popcorn, butter-drenched
And stayed until the credits rolled,
Both thoroughly entrenched.

It changed for me when seats became
The big recliner types
And choosing seating in advance
Was one of many gripes.

The lure for me was mostly gone
When Covid hit the scene
And now it’s likely I will never
Watch a film on screen.

At home, relaxed, I get to see
The movies Netflix makes
And if I miss some I can’t see,
I feel like – them’s the breaks!

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Jan Allison December 14, 2021 at 2:57 PM i rarely used to go to the cinema as I would fall asleep and I can do that at home for free its safer and the snacks are a lot cheaper lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Caren Krutsinger December 13, 2021 at 12:23 PM My husband and I feel the same way about watching TV on a big screen now "And now it’s likely I will never Watch a film on screen." - why take the risk?

Gershon Wolf December 12, 2021 at 5:26 PM Looks as if you've put on the brakes here, ilene...

Rico Leffanta December 12, 2021 at 10:37 AM I only see movies when my daughter appears in the credits, and never on TV as the credits roll too fast to read - if they appear at all! But I do recall the days when a film ended and everyone stood to sing their national anthem, especially in Amsterdam, where one could smoke and drink beer whilst watching the cinema (mothers with crying babies could retreat to a glass crybaby room). . . .

Paul Callus December 12, 2021 at 9:44 AM I always enjoyed going to watch a film, but perhaps it was because I did not go often. Nowadays I only go with my granddaughter, but that had to stop when Covid came :( ~ Regards // paul

L Milton Hankins December 11, 2021 at 7:18 PM Ilene, you've described my feelings to a "T." I don't know that I'll ever go to the theater again, because I can watch a movie (new to me) on Netflix or HULU and pop my own corn for a fragment of the cost I'd pay for a movie at the cinema. Yep, times have changed!