hooked
...Nicotine is making a comeback
analog cigarettes are making a comeback
so many students are nicotine positive.
Every girl has Zyn by her drink at the bar
which used to be seen as a BRO-y vibe.
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Categories:
cbs, humor,
Form: Free verse
Good Night and Good Luck
...“Good Night and Good Luck,”
Brought to us from the stage,
Allowed viewers from home
To with theater engage.
Based on Edward R. Murrow
Who, for CBS News,
Got to challenge McCarthy,
It got rav...
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Categories:
cbs, america, appreciation, political,
Form: Rhyme
No Cents or Nickels
...
One "cent" is one-hundredth of a dollar.
It is often mistaken for its British counterpart, the penny.
They are worth so little these days.
Now, a suggestion has been presented:
The Unit...
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Categories:
cbs, business, money,
Form: Free verse
The End of an Era
...My bathroom has a radio
Connected to the switch
That controls the light, so people think
That there’s some kind of glitch.
But whoever needs to use it
Hears the weather and the news
And the t...
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Categories:
cbs, farewell,
Form: Rhyme
I abhor the forfeiture of hard fought and won liberty
...I abhor the forfeiture of hard fought and won liberty
America - This nation will remain
the land of the free only so long
as it is the home of the brave.
courtesy a local Indiana man,
one name...
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Categories:
cbs, america, anger, angst, crush,
Form: Free verse
Gargano Proud Boy 17 years old and armed
...Media frenzy nbs cbs abc cnn msnbc gatheted After riots broke out proud boys met with the 17 year old armed with an assault rifle madness the entire city engulfed violence groups arrived by the train...
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Categories:
cbs, allah,
Form: Kyrielle
Song of The Vaquitas Porpoise No 14: ABAB
...... by observation like fish in a bowl,
others too, share an equal fate that's found
in other kinds, be East to the mid-pole
California's Gulf shallows curb sound.
Vaquitas, small porpoises with ...
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Categories:
cbs, allusion, analogy, appreciation, fish,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
What's On
...When I was a young boy, we had rabbit ears,
got ABC, CBS and nothing more.
If we would wrap the antenna in tin foil,
we’d sometimes get NBC on channel four.
Then along came something they calle...
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Categories:
cbs, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Anchors Without Rancour
...Anchors without rancour are rare today.
They don’t just report rumors, they dissect some.
Men like Brinkley and Huntley, anchors aweigh,
anchors without rancour.
They steer clear of party-line...
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Categories:
cbs, 11th grade, integrity, leadership,
Form: Roundel
Beware the Ides of March 2023
...Beware The Ides of March 2023
Ides simply referred to first new moon,
which usually fell between
the thirteenth and fifteenth day
of a given month.
The following events all occurred
fift...
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Categories:
cbs, abuse, age, anniversary, betrayal,
Form: Rhyme
'holy, Holy, Holy Is the Sport of Hosts'
...The NBA's on NBC and CBS
on Christmas Day
Holiness is Big Time Sports ~
24/7 coming your way...
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Categories:
cbs, christmas, satire, sports, technology,
Form: Rhyme
Ben Matlock-He Was the Best
...Ben Matlock-He Was The Best
Ben Matlock
Attorney at Law
Atlanta, Georgia,
That’s where he was, y’all,
He was one of a kind,
Answers he would find,
A hit series ...
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Categories:
cbs, humorous, murder, mystery, smart,
Form: Free verse
Beware the Ides of March 2022 Part I
...Ides simply referred to first new moon,
which usually fell between
the thirteenth and fifteenth day
of a given month.
Smithsonian Magazine history buff
Tom A. Frail
posted March 4, 2010 iss...
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Categories:
cbs, adventure, celebration, conflict, death,
Form: Rhyme
Mellow Yellow
...They called me Mellow Yellow
Way back in the day we used CBs*
To say hello.
We were as anonymous as could be
Emboldened by CB talking
With those we never would see.
*Citizens Band Rad...
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Categories:
cbs, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
Orson Welles and the Martians
...
Orson Welles and company put on a show
which was broadcast in 1939 over CBS radio.
It was based on a book written years before
by H. G. Wells whom many readers would adore.
Martian inva...
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Categories:
cbs, history,
Form: Rhyme
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