Gleason Poems - Poems about Gleason

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...

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...

My First Tv

...Before they used computer chips

and printed circuits too,

TVs worked with different parts

like capacitors and tubes.


Our neighbor was a repairman

and he was quite adept,

he'd give...

Why I'M On the Watch List

...I am on the government watch list for only one reason.
To quote The Honeymooners Ralph Crampton,
portrayed by the legendary Jackie Gleason,
"I Got A BIIIG MOOOOUTH!"
I share with everyone what my...

Burt Reynolds, the Bandit

...He was so super cool
Who on the screen bent the rules
When the sheriff was in pursuit with no holds barred
The 70’s rocked in part because of Burt Reynolds starred

And the Black Pontiac Firebir...

A Big Smile

...a saraband

Big smile, laughter with a reason.
Clowns oft disguise their pain with mirth,
like the buffoon, Jackie Gleason.

Stand-up comics are risible;
Dick Van Dyke's stunts were visible.
...

Moon Landing Skeptic

...I'm no rocket scientist
but found out today,
its been 47 years ago
the 3 amigos went away,
supposedly landing in
their lunar module
aka Apollo 11,
getting close as they could
almost touching ...

The Comics

...The Keystone Cops were funny
Chaplin, Keaton, and Fields too.
Laurel & Hardy and Will Rogers
were some of the names we knew.

Who can forget the Stooges
or all the pies we saw them throw.
Who ...

Remembering Tv of the 1950s

...Remembering TV of the 1950s

By Elton Camp

About TV, this little account is told
From when I was twelve years old
Because it was along about then
When TV fascination did begin

The programming choic...

50's and 60's Weird Tv On Channel Three - Part 2

... Continued from Part 1 

Matt Dillon chases Jack LaLane
Around a roller derby lane
I think I need some more cocaine,
So please don’t ever come back Shane

I try to walk another street...

Death of a Nun

...Her name was Sister Mary Mercedes Gleason,
A tiny woman with so much wisdom and care,
who belonged to the religious congregation -
the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

She lived a longer lif...

Our Favorite

...When he had control of the remote I could get out of sorts
I preferred the dramas and he wanted only sports.

But on one type of programming we could usually agree.
We both got a big laugh from g...

Super Bowl Funk

...I'm crying in my beer for good reason

     Super Bowl's the last game of the season

          No more tater chips and beer

               What am I to do all year

                    Exce...

Comic Relief

...The Keystone Cops were funny,
Chaplain, Keaton, Lloyd, and Fields too.
Laurel and Hardy, and Will Rodgers,
Were just some of the names we knew.


Who can forget the Stooges, 
Or all the pies w...

Good Old Days

...When I was but a lonely child
And all my friends were running wild
I'd sit for hours in front of our old
Black and white.

Skelton, Gleason, Lucy too
Talent that always ran so true
I'd sit and...

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