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Your Television Set Don'T Love You, Darlin'

You’re wasting your weekends on electronic lovers, They float by like ghosts on the screen, You’re kissing Clark Gable and you waltz Fred Astaire In re-runs you’ve already seen. You’re changing the stations—you change your emotions— From channel to channel in vain. The six o’clock news man is laughing at you, And the talk show believes you’re insane. Your television set don’t love you, darlin’ So how come you watch it from bed? Your television set don’t love you, darlin’, So why don’t you love me instead? Down at the tavern my Budweiser loves me, There’s a TV set over the bar, And the girl on the screen, she reminds me of you, So I get up and go to my car. I drive through the night and the windshield wipers Remove all the rain from the glass— It’s like a wide screen, and our show’s off the air… Our soap opera just didn’t last…

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 12/21/2009 10:28:00 PM
Dear Steve, Congratulations on your three sensational entries making it through the first round and best wishes on advancing to the finals. Lainie
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Date: 12/21/2009 8:39:00 AM
Congrats on your poem winning the first round of PS contest!! Very well deserved, enjoyed reading your wonderful poetry. Here’s wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! May 2010 be your best year ever! Love Light Patty
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Date: 12/20/2009 7:08:00 PM
Unbelievably good write. funny, charming, true, very true, and tying in the relationship between the subjects to soap operas was pure gold. in many ways it's cause the tv doesn't know you're there that you can feel like a voyeur looking in on a world in such intimate detail and not having to worry about how this world, this show, this annoying Coca-Cola commercial, will react to you if the fourth wall was ever breached. Thanks for sharing and congradulations on the win.
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Date: 12/20/2009 9:55:00 AM
Many congratulations on reaching the second round with your fine poem >> James
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Date: 10/22/2009 7:54:00 PM
The ending is a KILLER. Congratulations on this great feature of the week. Lainie
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Date: 10/21/2009 11:17:00 AM
This is the first poem I have read of yours but am going to read more. great poem-Congrats on being featured-Rhonda hero
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Date: 10/21/2009 3:32:00 AM
Steve, Congratulations on having your poem featured this week. It is always delightful to read down to earth poetry like this. Keep the love flowing. Big Smile, Dane Ann
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Date: 10/19/2009 6:02:00 PM
I loved this! The imagery and confirmation of a society that has lost touch with one another is priceless. Very well penned. Congratulations on being featured. Well deserved.
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Date: 10/19/2009 2:35:00 PM
I absolutely love this ballad. I sincerely hope you can get it set to music. Its rhyme scheme is near perfect and its sentiment is as well. Nice job!
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Date: 10/19/2009 1:50:00 PM
Congratulations to you Steve on your poem being featured this week You've finally gained the recognition that you probably didn't seek If you're like me you wrote your poem because your heart had something to say You thanked us for reading by writing good words, accept thanks in return today
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Date: 10/19/2009 10:24:00 AM
Congratulations on having your poem featured! It's Wonderful! ~Trudy~
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Date: 10/19/2009 10:21:00 AM
Congratulations on your wonderful poetry being featured this week >> James
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Date: 10/19/2009 9:01:00 AM
Absolutely stunning write here, Steve!! WOW this is excellent and a very well-deserved selection to be featured this week at the Soup. One of the best ever. Congratulations!
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Date: 10/19/2009 12:33:00 AM
Congrats on yoiur feature this week Steve.Rgds Brian
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Date: 10/18/2009 5:23:00 PM
Congratulations on your well deserved poetry being featured this week Steve. Love, Carol
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