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Lightbulb Thoughts

A ceiling lightbulb blew and hark! I needed to replace it. For reading in the semi-dark? I knew I couldn’t face it. I found the bulbs and had to climb, While worried about falling, Up on a stepstool, taking time So not to end up sprawling. Removed the old, screwed in the new And checked if things looked brighter, Not knowing then, as now I do, ‘Twas fodder for a writer. And thus, a topic for my poem, When life’s not too exciting, Is often found within my home, With lightbulb thoughts alighting.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021




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Date: 2/26/2021 12:43:00 AM
The best light bulb poem ever!
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Date: 2/24/2021 6:17:00 AM
Did not expect the punchline
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Date: 2/23/2021 4:01:00 PM
so glad you had a light bulb moment Ilene:-) hugs jan xx
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Date: 2/23/2021 11:03:00 AM
Screwing in the new keeps life exciting with or without lighting! Aloha! Rico
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Date: 2/23/2021 7:27:00 AM
I really love this Ilene. Poetry is all around us. :) Linda
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Date: 2/23/2021 7:00:00 AM
A blown lightbulb still managed to light up your muse, Ilene! You can turn anything into poetry :) Best regards // paul
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Date: 2/22/2021 5:32:00 PM
Vintage ilene bauer, here! Now I await a poem that you've 'wrung out' from the rungs on the ladder you used. You are the magician! :) gw
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Date: 2/22/2021 4:53:00 PM
Well written Ilene. Great herky jerky motion and an iconic idea. Enlightening! It takes one poem to change a light bulb. LOL Trevor
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Date: 2/22/2021 3:42:00 PM
You're proof that you can write a poem about anything Ilene. Even the humble light bulb lol. We'd be lost without them though. Tom
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Date: 2/22/2021 2:38:00 PM
:) "Lightbulb thoughts alighting." What a great closing line. It is your ability to make any topic interesting and witty that draws me to your work, Ilene. Excellent! Hugs, Carolyn
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