Vacuum tubes made a radio too big.
The huge size was something I didn't dig.
That created a problem that was easy to see.
I could not carry a radio around with me.
Besides, the tubes burned out too frequently.
They also wasted big amounts of electricity.
For convenience sake, something had to be done.
Out came a new invention, and the battle was won.
With transistors, radios were made in a much smaller size.
Portability was something we could now realize.
With one hand, we could hold a receiver to our ear.
There were many broadcasting AM stations to hear.
So went the everyday course of history.
That was just a little tidbit of my memory.
Categories:
portability, history,
Form: Rhyme
EVERYBODY SHOULD BE A LOVE POET
Yes! Everybody should be a love poet
Everybody should treat their pen like pet
And their jotters like bet9ja ticket
Everybody should write about her!
The damsel with no photocopy
The queen with no equal
The amazing personality that is rare to find
Yes! Everybody should be a love poet
And daily write about her beauty that needs no make up to be pretty
And of course about the fact that she is gloriously witty
Everyone should write about her portability
And the comfort that comes with her company
In short! Everybody should write about my Awéléwà Òrenté
That damsel is just the best
ABSOL
Categories:
portability, cute love, heart,
Form: Free verse
These power packs come in sizes that are various.
The contraptions they supply energy to are numerous.
In flashlights, hearing aids, calculators, and radios,
among other things are where a battery goes.
Direct current comes in D, C, double and triple A.
There are rechargeable ones, and alkalines you throw away.
Each convenient little dry cell entity,
provides an easy means of electricity.
Batteries give machines portability.
What is now commonplace was once a luxury.
One thing has been noticed by this poet.
Batteries are zapped of their strength before you know it.
They do not seem to have too much energy.
Ones we buy today are of inferior quality.
In a short time, I go back to the store,
and spend a small fortune to get some more.
Categories:
portability, science, work,
Form: Rhyme