“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 rave reviews.
Though George Clooney was brilliant,
As was the whole cast,
What most got me was watching
A glimpse of the past…
When the bad guy was finally
Brought to his knees
After hurting so many
To varied degrees.
It’s a relevant topic
In light of the way
That democracy is
Being threatened today.
The unfortunate truth is,
At least what I see,
That to topple this bad guy,
There’s no guarantee.
“The times are a’changin”
Can’t really apply –
That train’s left the station,
No matter the why.
So I am afraid
We can never go back,
For the truth will be constantly
Under attack.
Categories:
mccarthy, america, appreciation, political,
Form: Rhyme
arm in arm with smiles
charming my sisters - i missed
out when i drove off
pretty in pink…weekend at
bernie’s…ANDREW MCCARTHY!!!!!
3/27/2023
Categories:
mccarthy, america, fate, sister,
Form: Tanka
A period here. a question mark there?
A handful of commas,,,tossed in the air
To fall all willy-nilly but he doesn't care.
Then he closes his eyes so he never sees,
And does it again with apostrophe's.
Next colons: and semis; are put through their paces,
And are frequently found in the oddest of places.
Quotations are more than just dressing or stuffing,
Yet often appear when "nobody said nuffing".
It makes reading a chore just to try to adhere
To a writer's directions of what to do where,
But you barrel on through 'til you get to the end,
Give your eyes time to uncross,
And then try it again.
Some poets abjure punctuation, for sure,
And though not a big fan,
I'm a reasonable man.
e e cummings, for example,
Responds to the call
By using little or no punctuation at all.
Author's note: To quote the author Cormac McCarthy: "If you write properly you shouldn't have to punctuate." Poets such as e e cummings, et al, apparently took him up on that. Please understand, dear reader, that this piece is punctuated incorrectly to make a point. And I blush to admit that I, myself, am overly fond of "quotation marks" and…ellipses.
Categories:
mccarthy, humor, writing,
Form: Light Verse
Who remembers the Yardbirds
and their moniker Monkey business
Relf , McCarthy, Dreja and Samwell Smith
Blues boys with Beck/Page on duo guitar
latterly Happenings 10 years time ago
seeking people through the world of time
through to Renaissance
and all the falling angels
Categories:
mccarthy, adventure, anniversary,
Form: Free verse
for intuition
God gave us ammunition
knowledge retention
for much pollution
God gave us a solution
should use exclusion
a McCarthy mess
is trouble we must confess
we should have to stress
we need a balance
of power with their talents
also reliance
Categories:
mccarthy, analogy,
Form: Haiku
It sounds like junior high school,
The vote that will not end,
With people making speeches,
K. McCarthy to defend.
The government’s on hold
For no decisions can be made
Until a leader’s chosen,
But the pols are all afraid.
Concessions have been offered,
Some of this and some of that.
The easiest solution is –
Elect a Democrat!
Categories:
mccarthy, political,
Form: Rhyme
When Ozzie & Harriet wed
Censors decreed one to a bed*
Desi & Lucy
Never got juicy
But McCarthy still dubbed them, "Red!"
* It was not OK in the USA for
married couples to share the
same bed, but always OK for
people and puppets to beat
the crap out of each other,
leaving Soup poets to wonder
why people are so cruel!
Categories:
mccarthy, humor,
Form: Limerick
Baseball cards and hula hoops
Baloney sandwich, Campbell’s soup
Howdy Doody and Mickey Mouse
Mamie and Ike in the White House
American Bandstand, Rock 'n Roll
Elvis the Pelvis, Nat King Cole
Pez Dispensers and Kool-Aid
Bedtime for Bonzo, Panty Raids
Oscar Mayer’s Wienermobile
Superman was the ‘Man of Steel’
Archie & Veronica, Mad Magazine
Skirts and Bobby-Sox, Jukebox Scenes
The Roadrunner, Tom and Jerry
Durward Kirby and a Moore named Gary
The Price is Right, Let’s Make a Deal
Hostess Twinkies – b & w newsreels
A Dog named Lassie and Rin Tin Tin
Yankees and Celtics always win
Mickey Mantle, Ernie Banks
Whitey Ford, Hammerin' Hank
Joe McCarthy and the Red Scare
Semi-Crewcuts or Slicked-back hair
The 1950’s weren’t built to last
Still and all ~ quite a cast!
Categories:
mccarthy, fun, nostalgia, remember,
Form: Couplet
Out with infighting and lack of general respect,
Let’s restore our Congressional reputation
Rank partisanship and grandstanding
While padding their own coffers, I expect!
Let’s rid ourselves of all the current trolls
“Let’s throw the bums out,” it has been said,
Not a one of them worth saving, I suspect.
Better off with zombies at the controls.
Let’s start by ditching Mitch; Pelosi, too,
Right down to the bottom of the barrel
Grifters, the shysters, and arrogant fools
Send McCarthy and Schumer to Timbuktu.
Greene, and Gaetz, and dummy Gohmert
Publicity hounds and holier-than-thous
Let’s start with a clean slate this year
Out with Cruz, Cotton, and Lauren Boebert.
Repubs and Dems—all those fat cats alike,
We need to start with a clean slate now
Hire those who will make government run
Let’s tell Madison Cawthorn to take a hike.
All of them! – I’ve just named a very few
But I can’t think of a single one I’d keep,
Clear out the entire House and the Senate
We need to clean up this despicable zoo!
HONORABLE MENTION
"Religion or Politics No. 7" Poetry Contest
All Poetry.com
April 24, 2022
Written April 9, 2022
Categories:
mccarthy, america, goodbye, perspective, political,
Form: Quatrain
How obnoxious is Meghan Markle?
The one who married Royalty, with a
ring that makes a whole room sparkle?
Turns down flowers from her Caucasian
father?
Then makes a video insulting her mother-in-
law, Elizabeth, the Queen, why bother?
Melissa McCarthy, playing the Queen?
She should only have such class.
A foul-mouth, tawdry comedianne, and
Hollywood and the Woke Crowd just laughs
and gives her a loving pass?
To such depravity and grossness, we do
howl right along?
Tell, me do, whatever became of honor
and respect, as crudeness is our new
national song!
I pray both do come to their right mind.
Disrespect for parents in any form is both
ungrateful and most unkind!
8-8-2021
~1~
Commandment Four:
Honor Thy Father and thy Mother
Edited. Apolologies for having her first name spelt wromg!
KUDOS to Tom C for telling me. Thank you,
Categories:
mccarthy, anger, character,
Form: Rhyme
My goodness, I wonder, when I read of your deeds
Are you really a member of the U. S. Congress?
Reminds me of that unstable U. S. Senator named
Joseph McCarthy, who accused good people, made
Outlandish accusations and wound up censored.
Republicans cannot be proud you are representing
In high office their grand ol' party, with such
Explosive rhetoric and shameful behavior.
The thought crosses my mind that you are simply
Attention-getting, that your true motives are hidden.
You believe that even the most unsavory publicity
Lands you votes, makes your name well-known,
Or … is it possible that you are truly unhinged?
Really?
Goodness, surely you cannot believe the bizarre,
Radical conspiracy theories you so blatantly
Espouse? Obviously, you must not care that
Everyone is questioning your sanity, knowing that a
National high position cannot amend your reputation.
Every day brings hope you will rise above your station.
Categories:
mccarthy, political,
Form: Acrostic
Stopped off for eggs
with ham(thought about keeping kosher for a while)
Have to say the ham was tasty!
Came up into the ESL Lab
My supervisor said he likes his
councilman
At 84 my mother
works 4 days for a Democratic Councilman
Whom I have spoken with
If I run for office
My platform would
be
More poetry open mikes!
Poetry can save your life
if you let it into your heart
Politics matters but:
EVERYTHING IS NOT POLITICAL
Voted the other day
I always do
I am a good citizen
So my fellow good citizens
reading this ode
Bet your behinds to the polls and vote
Eugene McCarthy and Abraham Lincoln
both wrote verse
Politics, poetry
Not mutually exclusive
So
Categories:
mccarthy, poetry, poets, political,
Form: Verse
McCarthy got guffaws each week
on SNL dressed like a geek.
While mimicking Spicer,
she could’ve been nicer
on her souped-up platform so sleek!
Comic actress Melissa McCarthy, on a motorized
platform that moved FAST, impersonated now-
former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer
on SNL, Saturday Night Live.
entered in Kevin Shaw's Name Dropper Limerick Contest on September 18, 2017
Categories:
mccarthy, celebrity, humor,
Form: Limerick
I have heard it said
that poetry will outlast all the politicians
Well - this is one poet who follows the political scene
There have been politicians who wrote poems
Abraham Lincoln and Eugene McCarthy come to mind
I think poetry can change one's thinking
if you let it into your soul
The poetry in the Jewish prayer book
and the poetry of Bob Dylan
have influenced my thiniking
I will vote this September
Isn't that what they died for?
Categories:
mccarthy, poetry, political,
Form: Blank verse
Ah, look at all the stupid people.
I look at all the stupid people.
Eleanor Rigby has nothing to say but goes on and goes on and goes on.
She's a moron.
Mr McKenzie whines and complains about everything under the moon.
He's a buffoon.
All the stupid people, where do they all come from?
All the stupid people, I wish they all were gone.
Ah, look at all the stupid people.
I look at all the stupid people.
Jennifer Tomei chatters away to the cashier holding up the line.
Inconsiderate idiot of all time.
Joseph McCarthy drives very slow on the highway in the fast lane.
He drives motorists insane.
All the stupid people, where do they all come from?
All the stupid people, I wish they all were gone.
Ah, look at all the stupid people.
I look at all the stupid people.
Categories:
mccarthy, parody, song,
Form: Rhyme
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