Pong

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Poetry notes:
7/27/2019

"Pong was the first commercially successful video game, which helped to establish the video game industry along with the first home console, the Magnavox Odyssey... The game has been remade on numerous home and portable platforms following its release. Pong is part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. due to its cultural impact." -Wikipedia "Pong"

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Pong

First commercially successful
Video game technology
Pong arcade video game
Made by Atari
Loved by millions instantly
Started an 80 billion dollar industry
Pong -no Ping-
Just Pong

Simplistic graphics still astound
Mesmerized by the sound
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Pong, blip
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Pong, blip
Pong, blip
PONG!!!

Hah!  Point made
In the shade!
First to eleven
In Pong heaven
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Pong, blip
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Pong, blip
Pong, blip
PONG!!!

A social lubricant it became
Relationships formed
Playing the game-
Rocking to our favorite songs
Staying awake all night long
Taking turns playing Pong
Pong -no Ping-
Just Pong

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Barbara Barry-Nishanian

Date: 8/30/2019 3:56:00 PM

Never heard of Pong, but I like your poem very much, my friend.

Mark Toney
Date: 8/30/2019 5:17:00 PM

Barbara, so nice to hear from you! I’m glad you liked it. ~Mark

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 8/3/2019 4:49:00 PM

I remember when this was the most high tech thing I'd ever seen (wistful sigh)

Mark Toney
Date: 8/3/2019 9:52:00 PM

And back then I didn't have email, a mobile phone or social media (wistful sigh). Thanks for your comment, Michelle. ~Mark

Gershon Wolf

Date: 7/28/2019 1:32:00 PM

Your poem took me right back into the game, as if I were really playing. Nicely done, Mark. :) gw

Mark Toney
Date: 7/28/2019 3:16:00 PM

A fellow Pong player from way back! Thank you for the nice compliment, Gershon. ~Mark

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 7/28/2019 7:41:00 AM

This was the beginning, and we did not realize what we were doing to society when it began. Ha! Love this write.

Mark Toney
Date: 7/28/2019 9:35:00 AM

Great comment, Caren! Thank you for loving my poem :) ~Mark