There once was a fellow named Peter, much more than your average news reader! When he did opine, 'twas really quite fine as it came from woofer and tweeter.
They finally gave him a talk show although he was poor with a clock, so the news and the sports took it in the shorts and stop-sets were late from the getgo.
When he would malign the dear felines, the listeners, to him, made beelines. His ratings, they soared, but callers grew bored and never filled up more than three lines.
Still, they put on in Toronto and listeners took to him pronto. His "stuph file" they dug, though racially smug, they soon began calling him Tonto.
And thus we return where we started. I'm sorry if some of this smarted. But Peter, my friend, all poems must end -- even one so clearly big-hearted.
There once was a fellow named Peter,
ReplyDeletemuch more than your average news reader!
When he did opine,
'twas really quite fine
as it came from woofer and tweeter.
They finally gave him a talk show
although he was poor with a clock, so
the news and the sports
took it in the shorts
and stop-sets were late from the getgo.
When he would malign the dear felines,
the listeners, to him, made beelines.
His ratings, they soared,
but callers grew bored
and never filled up more than three lines.
Still, they put on in Toronto
and listeners took to him pronto.
His "stuph file" they dug,
though racially smug,
they soon began calling him Tonto.
And thus we return where we started.
I'm sorry if some of this smarted.
But Peter, my friend,
all poems must end --
even one so clearly big-hearted.
Not everyone can write limericks,
ReplyDeleteThey seem like verse making gimmicks;
Yet just get your rhymes
On 3 out of 5 lines
And there are no further tricks
There once was a guy name of Peter
ReplyDeleteNobody could ever be sweeter
On radio and TV
For the whole world to see
And don't forget twitter and tweeter.
Jamaica's a wonderful place
ReplyDeleteFeels like I'm up in space
I could have so much fun
Of fun in the sun
Jamaica's a wonderful place.
Sorry....wrote that in Grade Three.