Tv Poems

the scene
(the Well Groomed Malo Figurious) they offerd this special deal.
It came with exciting features.. The bells and whisles
made the whole thing worth affording.
we fit it into the budget.

( THE Intergalactic Figurious) what did the person say about the program...Read More

Hunting for sport
 
  It is hard to be a little fox
They have many natural enemies in the forest
Where they live in the hole of an uprooted tree
They have no umbrella for when it rains
No sofa and a TV,...Read More

"What did I do today,
For it has vanished I’m afraid

Important moments I had planned
But I’m holding nothing tangible in my hand

There was hope and excitement this morning, 
And my afternoon was absolutely not boring 

But as evening falls,
I have trouble...Read More

invented my own planet 
when I was a girl of nine
created it out of the banks 
of my favorite things

constructed of thoughts and ideals
character traits needed on all planets
powered by enthusiasm and love
I began hovering over the backyard at age...Read More

I have no more inside to give...
it doesn't seem to matter how i live.
i feel i have nothing left to believe in...
although sometimes i feel like i might win.
No expression on my face...my joy is gone without a trace.
My heart...Read More

Salt Fork Lake

The fish are jumping
and the moon is high
as we drift along
under a Summer sky.
Bullfrogs croaking
while fireflies blink
as I sit on this lake
and just dream and think. 
No cell phones, no TV.
Just God, nature and me....Read More

-A World We Live In-
Like a wingless bird flying in the dark sky
Like a morbid chime you can’t hear
Like happy evil demons crawling into you
Like The Dark Sun that shines the horror

-A World We Live In-
As the devil gets struck...Read More

It was my first time 
At Heather’s house
He grunts at her
I stand in the hallway
Out of his sight 
Bombs and soldiers on TV
Is he always like that?
He’s at war every day 
He doesn’t mean to hurt me
I take care of...Read More

I am on a little stay-cation.
No plans. None.
Melting into my chair, my eyes close.
This is a napping house.
We keep it dark for the TV advantage.
It is easy to not know if it is day or night with our black-out curtains.
I...Read More

the old crank phone was on the wall
and the party line always full
someone and gramma talkin
all at once about this or that
while i was watchin tv
and bing was crosby singin
'gramma-phone music please'


stan sand...Read More

I watch talented chefs on tv
And how they make it look so easy
Massive walk-in refrigerators
Recipes for bold innovators
Freshest produce exotic and rare
Excessive abundance they do dare
Combining components with finesse
Topping lush dishes with watercress



Submitted on July 15, 2019, for contest CORNUCOPIA...Read More

Sleepless in Cascais
 
 It was a strange night
Couldn’t sleep thoughts and images
Kept churning around and I was
Horrifyingly awake.
This is pointless, got up and drank
Several glasses of water, my brain 
Was talking to me and I had no answer.
To distract...Read More

Numbers make me anxious.
I see them floating on signs 
As I travel the interstate.
They catch my eye sometimes on a TV set.
Five. Nine. Forty-six. Twenty-seven hundred and twelve.

They are on clocks. Parading around like they own places.
8:34 a voice says,...Read More

I used to be a worker bee,
And as far as I could ever see,
Would never have the sunshine time,
To sing a song, to pen a rhyme.

I longed so for a day I would be free,
To paint a picture, to watch...Read More

Summer evening   
The day is gone
Darkness is moving in
My day
Correcting poem
Writing new ones is over
Time for TV.
I have read the news
Not uplifting
Seeing Trump
The elected dictator
Triumphant boasts.
Why are the Americans
So stupid
Can he not see
He s shyster
Dragging you into
A new...Read More

Andy Griffith and Barney Fife 
Aunt Bea 
Opie 

Father knows Best 
Betty and Bud 
Kathy called “kitten” 

Loretta Young 
Dinah Shore 
The Lennon Sisters 

Bonanza 
Adam 
Hoss and Little Joe 

Sing Along With Mitch 
Gary Moore 
Ed Sullivan 

Wholesome family...Read More

A wondrous title I'll admit
I wonder what I'll do with it?
Does genius color mind that dreams
Potato's link to TV screens?

A TV's 'tube' is close to 'tuber,'
Round and fat (predating Uber)
X-ray beams are bent to preen
Fluorescent shapes that grace its screen.

The...Read More

Cham gave away 
his most prized possessions
his video games 
his PS2
his TV set

His new friends are happy recipients
They have only known him a couple of weeks
It is amazing 
An answer to prayer for two of them
They needed money
for their drug...Read More

Attitude can be nurtured and changed
By you in spite of what has happened in your day
Confident people master it quickly
Despite what they are enduring
Enthusiasm is a side benefit that
Fosters team work positivity and friendship
Give yourself a break if you
Have had...Read More

When we first met it was love at first sight 
Guess felt the same because you made me your wife 
Thirty years later we sit in silence n our home 
Never thought being married I’d feel so all alone 

We...Read More

The chaos of the Universe somehow includes 
a random-free, secure, well-engineered world
with all its vital stuff: TV set, frozen foods,
a five-day working week. Ships sold for scrap, sails furled,

discoverers retired, stargazers fired. The Moon
draws only freaks. They say, the Universe...Read More

I recall the time – 1953,
somewhere around the first of June.
A special invitation by Granny
to come in the late afternoon.

My grandparents shared their television
first of a few that were owned in that day.
We drove ten miles for a grand occasion
happening...Read More

On the 4th of July, there are fireworks shows
And barbecues, picnics and beer,
But there’s a tradition not everyone knows
For which only a few volunteer.

It’s a contest to see who can gobble the most
Hot dogs, eaten together with buns
And the winner,...Read More

I set out mousetraps
Not expecting to catch a robber
But I did.

He was a big fellow, full grown
Nigh onto fifty probably.
Wore a mask.

Before I released him I asked him to take it off.
He refused,
And he was rude.

So I made him stay...Read More

I'm learning to shut my mouth. Keep some secrets.
The world isn't deserving of the story I have inside. 
Levels of perception. People can never truly understand someone else.
I will always be a stranger to you, no matter how much I...Read More