How We Loved Lucy!

It wasn’t much fun to be sick as a child.

I’m sure you would agree.

One thing, however, made it worthwhile:

LUCY on TV.

 

Morning reruns of I LOVE LUCY

Were a daily must.

And if the TV was out of order?

Oh, no! That was a bust!

 

How many years we watched Lucy,

Well, it’s hard to say.

I watched her up through my high school years;

But I’d even watch her today.

 

Every summer morning and every

Winter and spring vacation

Meant a daily dose of Lucy.

We watched with utter elation.

 

So what if we’d seen a particular show

Ten times in the past.

Each time watching I LOVE LUCY

Was just as fun as the last.

 

Watching her get into a jam

In every episode

Was exactly what we looked forward to--

And then watching Ricky explode.

 

Just the look on Lucy’s face

Was all that it would take

To make us all break out in laughter--

So much that our stomachs would ache.

 

There was Vitameatavegamin

Or Lucy stomping on grapes

Or Lucy and Ethel in the chocolate factory;

The two were always in scrapes.

 

It didn’t matter how silly the plot--

How corny, how dumb or inane--

Laughing at Lucy would lighten the heart.

Who needed food for the brain?

 

If there was a snag, Lucy would find it

And chaos would ensue.

And once the cat was out of the bag,

She had some “splaining” to do.

 

We knew the plots backwards and forwards;

We knew the dialogue by heart.

But that didn’t matter; we would still laugh

As Lucy’s schemes fell apart.

 

We owe a lot to Lucy and friends.

There’s a lot to be said

About growing up laughing at Lucy

And Ricky and Ethel and Fred.

(8-27-14)

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

You have shared the great memories watching that wonderful show. Thank you, sir...:)................