Best Lucille Poems
Here lies the remains of the great Lucille Ball
The best fiery redhead comedian of them all
Even after she kicked drunk Desi Arnez to the curb
Her vitameatavegamin TV episode was superb
Written on 4/12/19
Now there's no old man sitting there,
just an empty rocking chair.
But the things he said will always be around.
The Gambler is now at rest, on a train bound for nowhere.,
and sometimes all the nights can be so long.
I've longed for love like everyone else does,
longing for shelter from all that we see.
While she lays crying, I fumble with a melody or two,
and I'm torn between the things that I should do.
It's better everyday, you've kissed my tears away,
I know I'll keep searching even after today.
I want to say I love you, forever let me wake to see you,
you have gone and made me such a fool,
won't you believe in my song?
I will find a way, find a way..you're my lady.
I'm hungry for laughter and here ever after,
I'm after whatever the other life brings.
But it won't be long I've heard them say until I'm not around,
And yes, it's true that I'm not the man I used to be.
He turned back toward the window, his faced lost all expression..
He said, "If you're gonna play the game boy, gotta learn to play it right.
That's the secret to survivin'.,know when to fold 'em.
The Gambler crushed out his cigarette..,and faded off to sleep.
Now there's no old man sitting there,
just an empty rocking chair.
But the things he said will always be around.
"Youth only happens to you one time
An so I've been told
If you should miss it in your young time
Have it when you're old" -K.R.
Kenny Rogers RIP August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020
Queen Lucille Ball
Hollywood’s comedian doll;
never considered an entertaining drip,
stuffing her mouth in the “Chocolate Factory” clip….
Copyright © 2012 By Caryl S. Muzzey
Seventh Place Winner ~ "Seeking a Fresh Crop of Clerihews" Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Andrea Dietrich
Oct. 24, 2012
Hollywood’s Lucille Ball, loved by many,
had an enormously profound effect on me.
She was funny and kind and goofy,
and so wonderful, she lit up my 1960’s TV.
My favorite show of hundreds of thousands
is of her and Ethel making candy.
Until Carol Burnett came along, I thought a funnier
woman could never be.
This gorgeous entertainer will probably never
know the enormous effect she has on me still today.
Many an evening I laugh until I cry at her
funny antics on my TV, I love to watch her play.
Lucy And Ricky
That old TV show, 'I Love Lucy', was fun!
With style, Lucy made us all laugh at each one
of her silly faces and 'dingbat' displays.
But yet, she was clever and smart in her ways.
And Ricky, her hubby, was always right there
engaging in mishaps that would cause a flare,
and form such a comedy we loved to view.
As goader, he broadened the hullabaloo!
January 12, 2019
Contest:
Sponsor: Joseph May
TV Show: I Love Lucy
blue echo today
notes fading down on Beale Street
no more now Lucille
There was a character named Lucille Ball,
her I love Lucy shows fun to recall;
Lucy could jokes deliver,
laughing - we cry a river;
and this funny redhead was a real doll !
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April 02, 2022
Poetry/Limerick/Lucille Ball
Copyright Protected, ID 04-1445-165-02
All Rights Reserved, 2022, Constance La France
Inspiration - I Love Lucy Show
Written for the Standard contest, On A Lim
sponsor, Joseph May, Judged 04/30/2022
Second Place
Inspiration - I Love Lucy Show
There once was a lady named Lucille.
At times she fell asleep at the wheel.
In spite of wake-up antics,
Needing a caffeine sip-fix,
She imbibed Mountain Dew with great zeal!
© October 13, 2011
Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
Written for Poetry Soup Member Contest: Pick a Beverage, any Beverage
Sponsored by: Francine Roberts
Love sublime
under a rhymed
connection made with her
incredibly brillant caresser,
Lucille is played
like the lover she is,
ever and always B.B.
~~~~~~~~~~~~ for Raul Moreno's "B.B. King" contest
For those unfamilar with the music of B.B. King, Lucille is the name of his guitar.
Lucille bought herself a three-wheeled trike
Better for her than a two-wheel bike
Her age was catching up
When she had a slip-up
Running over a three-year-old tyke.
Police charged Lucille with manslaughter
With no jail time, thanks to her daughter
Quashing spectacles,
No more vehicles
And keeping off the police blotter.
Written July 17, 2022
Jill and Lucille are two very hungry slugs
They often dine out at their local garden food hubs.
Lettuce, flowers, fruits, sunflowers and beans
These are a few choices from these veggie canteens.
Some clues are noticed from a gardeners view
Slugs are not clever, they often leave one big clue.
Slime trails are generally very clear to see
When they travel for food that they eat greedily.
Flowers without heads and partially eaten veg
It all looks a mess when a gardeners work has been wrecked.
But hedgehogs love slugs that are plump and juicy
That's when Jill lost her friend, who's nick name was Lucy.
Jill left the garden when her best friend became their snack
Near to a hill, is where she met her new friend Jack.
But as with all stories, they change over time
Snails morphed into humans and birthed the Jack and Jill rhyme.
But that is not the first or last of the Jill and Lucille tales
Many more will be published about their life in the Dales.
These girls will be as famous with modern songs for the young
Feminine nursery rhyme rights will never be outdone.
You had to know Lucille
Every morning nothing but oatmeal
She never skipped a meal
Her favourite colour was teal
And loved to wear soft chenille
Her pet was a beautiful cockatiel
And every night drank chamomile
Out of crystal cut pinwheel
She believed life had handed her a misdeal
And stopped pretending to feel
Lucille liked things to be even keel
How things changed when she met charming Neil
Propelling his sporty automobile
Until all four tires would squeal
Somehow it was instant undeniable appeal
They were an item and a big deal
And soon became ‘Neil and Lucille’
They got to know each other piecemeal
Both actively fought to save the endangered seal
(But both love to eat fish, chicken and veal)
Both had been through their own ordeal
But that now seemed somewhat unreal
And much preferred to dawdle in the surreal
With their hearts doing somersaults and cartwheels
AP: Honorable Mention 2020
Lucille Ball
Made us laugh, playing hardball
With dingbat displays
And clever, nonsensical ways!
Desi Arnaz
Caused mayhem with pizzazz
Zaniness we loved to view
As he broadened the hullabaloo!
September 30, 2021
Contest: Your Pick
Sponsor: Brian Strand
TV Show: I Love Lucy
American actress that had a ball,
Her madcap antics behaviors enthrall
Millions "I Love Lucy" fans
With musical pots and pans
Desi Arnaz affairs her sad downfall.
9/2/2024
Sister Lucille bought a dirt bike next
Leaving her family somewhat vexed
Her aim is speed,
She doesn’t need
Which leaves us incredibly perplexed.
Written July 16, 2022