Talk

Of Talk Show hosts, there are a few,

Some long past and some quite new,

But if you had to pick just one…

Tell me which was smart. And fun?

Allen, yes, he was the first,

Gave us all our ‘Talk Show’ thirst!

And Carson. Many call him king,

Oh, the laughter he could bring!

Then Letterman, that name I know,

Sardonic. Witty on his show.

And Stewart, oh, that man is good,

And often tells it like he should.

Skits for which O’Brien’s known,

Made everybody laugh. Or groan.

Colbert. That man is smarter, still,

He’s known for insights ‘Up the Hill’.

Then Oprah, her I loved a lot,

Her opinions, many sought!

With giveaways and games and such,

DeGeneres, she did so much.

And Kimmel, what about this guy?

I love the twinkle in his eye.

And Rivers, clever, clever girl,

She gave the Talk Show world a whirl!

Then Miller earned his place, I’ll grant

With his jokes, more jokes and rants.

Excitement, positivity,

Marked O’Donnel’s show…agree?

Then Oliver, oh, that clever lad,

That man knows pol’tics, good and bad.

Then Myers, him I watch a lot,

A Closer Look’s his famous spot.

Hall, his show had class and slink,

Cancelled much too soon, I think.

Galifianakis, Parr,

These are the names that did go far,

And Ferguson and Cavett, too,

Oh, Fallon, Shandling, I’ll add you.

All these and many more, I think

Gave us fun or made us blink,

Love ‘em. Hate ‘em. Each held sway

In their unique and chosen way!

Where would we be throughout the years,

Without our Talk Show hosts and peers,

With thoughts to ponder, memes to quote…

I’m not done yet—where’s that remote?

Photo Credit: Karen of bakinginatornado.com

Cause Mondays do get knocked a lot,
With poetry, we all besought
To try to make the week begin
With gentle thoughts,
Perhaps a grin?
So Karen, Charlotte, Mimi, me
Have crafted poems for you to see.
And now you’ve read what we have wrought…
Did we help?
Or did we not?

Next week be sure to be right here.

Cause MISCHIEF is our theme. Oh, dear...

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Topics for the next few weeks (with a huge thank-you to Mimi, who comes up with so many of them!)

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Mischief (October 30)

Watermelon (November 6)

Grandma's Kitchen (November 13)

The Bus (November 20)

A Pet's Life (November 27)