the tent was on fire with enthusiasm
men’s imaginations inflamed by the sexy entertainers
I was incredibly proud of my mother the lead dancer
and her sister, Aunt Liv, the choreographer
Mobile ring tones at morning light,
disturb the shapes under covers,
the outlined echoes of last night,
two star-crossed microphone lovers,
drawn from opposite ends of town,
yesterday’s pub entertainers,
way on down at the Old Three Crowns,
they met singing Gloria Gaynor,
ramped and amped with emotion,
to songs that belonged in the haze,
now wake to face their commotion,
the music of separate ways.
diamond studded dress
twenty million in the bank
frantic road show pace
band collects their pay
there is no time to spend it
on the road all year
Christmas on the road
they constantly entertain
no place to wear dress
acrostic: a tetractys with alliteration and a related list
E Each
F Farrah
F Fawcett
E eager
R Rudolph
V Valentino
E empowered
S Sean
C Connery
E entertainer
N Nicolas
C Cage
E emits exuberance and energy
I will never forget certain
Family members who passed away
And the good times we
Shared together
There were the ones
Who told the corny jokes
And you laughed
Not because it was funny but
Because it was so corny
Then you had the chefs
The ones who left the meat
On the grill a little to long and
It came off with lots of burnt grill marks
And you scrap the burnt part off
And ate it anyway
Then you had the party goers
The ones that had a little
To much to drink then
Begin to voice their opinions, loudly
Then you had the veterans
The ones who argued back and forth
About which military branch was the best
The army or the air-force
Then there were the card sharks
And domino players
Who only played for money and
Stayed up all night for
The love of the game
They were the family entertainers
And that’s something you’ll
Never forget !
A yellow finch chirps a sweet melody
As black-capped chickadees steal the show
A blue jay circles in the air for food
Robins in the grass finding worms for food
As a red cardinal sings his loud mating melody
I watch out the window enjoying the show
Two hummingbirds at the feeder, putting on a show
Fighting until they stop to perch while sipping liquid food
Crows appear, cackling and squawking their own melody
I enjoy hearing the melody of birds while watching them put on a show searching for food.
2/15/19
Classic rock bands and hilarious comedians all use to entertain me,
but now when they perform ancient relics are all I see.
If you're an old time singer or comic celebrity
here's some advice from yours truly.
Continue releasing your records but don't make appearances publicly
because you've all gotten old and if the truth be told it depresses the hell out of me.
It sure is a drag this thing we call mortality.
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