Jabber, I thank you for keeping this thread alive. Your poems are always a joy to read.

I wrote a poem just a couple of days ago to enter into a poetry contest. The theme was; write anything about television. After finishing it, I then read;...submissions only allowed from within the US...oh well..so here it is to share with you:
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Remember how antennas looked like bunny ears?
They had hundreds of designs, alone at Sears.

Flat bases, round ones, square, and many more,
On the sets, they stood; - as part of the décor.

Now, please ignore television for a minute.
This is about design, - and not what's in it.

On top of that TV was not only an antenna,
But a bowl of apples, pears and a ripe banana.

Almost all had a photograph in a fancy frame.
Of family, babies, or some sexy dame.

Noticed how TV's are getting more slender by the year?
Contrary to my bottom; - it fills the chair with the ears.

Where shall we put all our plastic pink roses;
Which we won at the fair, shooting red clown noses?

Now the porcelain dancing figurine is lost by the books,
Pirouetting between magazines; where nobody looks.

They are talking about watching the new digital TV,
Why there isn't even enough room for a tiny Kiwi!

Forget the plastic flowers and the Hummel ornaments,
No more place for photos, antennas, and candle-stick scents.

From the digital boob tube, I turn my easy chair away,
and smile at the book shelves, where my memories all lay.

I close my ears and eyes to the new flickering screen
Remembering gone by days; - better than any TV scene.

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Anyone else game to write a poem about television?