Lord Landon is loquacious
confident, not always right
his words expansive, spacious
often causes a bar fight
Actor and filmmaker, Michael Landon -
his shows were addictions folks couldn’t abandon!
As a javelin thrower, he could have gone far.
Once injured, he changed paths and became a TV star.
On “Bonanza” he played Little Joe.
It was such a great family show.
Among brothers three,
the cutest was he.
They were ranchers (if you didn’t know).
All his life, he had struggles, but Michael persevered.
Twenty-two times on TV guide’s cover, he appeared.
On “Little House on the Prairie,” he was a loving dad
just like in real life! His death from cancer made me feel sad.
Say so.ething nice
or say know thing at
all!
Speak when ; your spoken
to!
Shut up!
Shut your damn mouth!
What your mad huh,
I know you ain't mad
You can't be!
Get paid for doing nothing,
He'll I did all the work!
You stupid?
Are you Stupid?
I had to tell you what to
do too many times
For you to be anything
Else but stupid!
Tell you want it is!
You're dumb, try'na be
Stupid!
Be yourself and
Everything will be
Alright!
Excepts from "Be Yourself"
Ain't nothing but palm ash and
Lavender Bouis! Ain't the soap
Fragrant!
Hau the Bouis?
Hau the Bouis?
I wore my leather jacket for the midnight crawl;
Howled a sonnet at the rising moon.
In a comedy of errors, let the engine stall;
Told my baby she’d be rescued soon.
I’m gonna rock like Romeo; roll your bones.
Gonna rock and roll with literary overtones.
I took an upstage lead with my soliloquy,
Emoting bold intentions, hand in glove,
Seducing her to be, or maybe not to be,
With soft iambic cadences of love.
I’m gonna rock like Hamlet; roll like old King Lear.
Gonna rock you as you like it then I’ll chug a beer.
I went about love’s labors with midsummer’s nerve;
Pledged sweet nothings without much ado.
Traced the upswept contour of her cashmere curve;
Went downstairs to tame her naughty shrew.
I’m gonna rock like Falstaff when the Wolfman howls,
His Elizabethan accent full of shifting vowels.
I’m gonna be the rebel at the high school dance;
Treat the merry wives of Windsor to a group romance.
Thirty years ago, your life was taken away.
You have been deceased for 10,958 days.
You starred in "Bonanza", "Little House On The Prairie" and "Highway To Heaven" as well.
You were very talented and when it came to being a success, you were bound not to fail.
You also guest starred on other TV shows.
You were only 54, that was too young to go.
In 1957, you starred in the pilot episode of "The Restless Gun".
Twenty-seven years later in 1984, you starred in "Sam's Son".
You and Victor French both died of cancer and both of you died at the age of fifty-four.
You and French were buddies and it's sad that neither of you can star in anything anymore.
[Dedicated to Michael Landon (1936-1991) who died 30 years ago today on July 1, 1991]
Laughing
Amphibian-loving
Naughty
Daring
Outstanding
Nice
Well and now you are somewhere on the
Highway to Heaven or in the golden fields that
Never need a plowman either way you should
Be a saint by now 'cuz you were an angel
When you were alive, you were an inspiration
To so many...a man of your word, a man not
Afraid to cry yeah you were one in a million
Kind of guy and I know the whole world
Mourned you when you died...
Well I hear tell your childhood and teenage
Years were hard pressed to say the least
Still you managed to put those
Cumbersome issues behind you somehow,
Somewhere between Middle America and
Hollywood but all in all you never did let
Fame goes to your head. Your smile was
Always genuine no matter how bad things
Got your faith always saw you through
The hard times and if someone needed your
Help you'd go out of your way to help them
'Cuz you were just that good and kind...
Well I wonder if you’re still on the highway
To Heaven or in the golden fields that never
Need a plowmen either way you should be a
Saint by now 'cuz you were an angel, you
Was an angel here on earth!
For my little boy
Wild eyes, damp forehead
one chase then broken
my vase - not your limbs.
Wheels flash, height, open,
one blink - you have taken
a plunge in the pool.
Legs scabby, undaunted
galloping, stomping
our dog is your horse.
Heros, villains, world's conquered
exploring, advancing
you're the king of your land.
Hands sticky with wonder
jumping over the oceans
you pause just to tell me - I am still your
queen.
This talented actor died in 1991.
We knew him as Little Joe and as Michael Landon.
People cherish the characters he portrayed.
He starred in three shows in a span of three decades.
In fifty-four years he did a great deal.
He starred in Highway to Heaven and now he's in Heaven for real.
His illness caused him to go down fast.
We will always remember the work he did in the past.
In the last week of June his skin was gray.
Sadly one week later he passed away.
When we learned about his illness, many fans were bound to find it scary.
We lost the man from Little house on the prairie.
Everyone knows it wasn't fair for him to die.
He succumbed to cancer on the first day of July.
He was Joe, Charles and Jonathon.
It was sad to say good-bye to Landon.
(DEDICATED TO MICHAEL LANDON WHO DIED JULY 1, 1991. TWENTY YEARS AGO
TODAY.)
We laughed so hard we fell off the bed
And I hit my head
We laughed even more
But i'm not quite so sure
anymore
Do you take me for a fool
You turned your back and left me in the cool
You never will really know for real
I dont want to steal
Steal your time away from her
That would cause to much of a stir
It just bugs me
Thats all
One minute you hate eachother
And back stabing eachother
The next your her best friend
I never have backstabed you like you've done to me
Im a bigger person
Being your friend has worsten
Its worstened my thought
Like you have bought
You have bought my thoughts from me
Im as truethful as I cant be
I dont care if your friends
Just know my friend this is the end
When you say you hate someone thats taken seriously
Really
I'm tired of being confused
And all the friends I loose
Just trying to keep up with ya'll
Im going to get up from this fall
I dont know if I can get over what she did
So im going to shut my lid
This may go unread
Bit its not a waste of lead
Its how I truely feal
And its real
Not fake, Its real like getting branded
This is how I feal about you and Landon