Reality TV
A Petrarchan sonnet60 total reviews
Comment from Jacqueline M Franklin
Hi T...
~ I really like the last stanza and how it brings today's TV into focus...
~ As if there isn't enough reality TV on, they keep piling more and more on us... Ahhh, just give my good ole country music or Andrea Bocelli, and life is good...!!
Keep Smilin'... Jax
reply by the author on 22-Apr-2014
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Hi T...
~ I really like the last stanza and how it brings today's TV into focus...
~ As if there isn't enough reality TV on, they keep piling more and more on us... Ahhh, just give my good ole country music or Andrea Bocelli, and life is good...!!
Keep Smilin'... Jax
Comment Written 20-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 22-Apr-2014
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Many thanks for your review, Jax, and your very kind words. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from Willowsong
Excellent portrayal of how many have lost touch with the true beauty of nature and the universe only to glue their eyes, rot their brains, and potato on the couch to sneer and jeer and engross themselves in the kingdom of Hollywood's zoo.
reply by the author on 22-Apr-2014
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Excellent portrayal of how many have lost touch with the true beauty of nature and the universe only to glue their eyes, rot their brains, and potato on the couch to sneer and jeer and engross themselves in the kingdom of Hollywood's zoo.
Comment Written 20-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 22-Apr-2014
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Many thanks for your review, Willowsong, and your very kind words. Best wishes, Tony
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You're welcome :-)
Comment from mfowler
This has a nice dichotomy of thought developed across two stanzas. With beautiful imagery (draws around her limbs a silver gown) you set up the delights of watching the natural scene of night. Then you question/contrast the banality of watching TV at its worst (reality TV) as an alternative to the beauty of the night. Good sonnet form, and interesting philosophical conversation in this piece, Tony!
reply by the author on 22-Apr-2014
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This has a nice dichotomy of thought developed across two stanzas. With beautiful imagery (draws around her limbs a silver gown) you set up the delights of watching the natural scene of night. Then you question/contrast the banality of watching TV at its worst (reality TV) as an alternative to the beauty of the night. Good sonnet form, and interesting philosophical conversation in this piece, Tony!
Comment Written 20-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 22-Apr-2014
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Many thanks for your review, Mark, and your kind words. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from Glasstruth
Reality shows in my book, suck! The Petrarchan sonnet is quite different, but then that's the great thing about it. Variety is the spice of life. Really like the rhyming scheme in this. Wonderfully written. Les
reply by the author on 22-Apr-2014
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Reality shows in my book, suck! The Petrarchan sonnet is quite different, but then that's the great thing about it. Variety is the spice of life. Really like the rhyming scheme in this. Wonderfully written. Les
Comment Written 20-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 22-Apr-2014
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Many thanks for your review, Les, and your very kind words. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from Cajungirl
I must say that I am one of those who watch the old classic movies, NO GAME SHOWS or reality television or me. It sadden's me to think for some reality television is their only reality. I love life and can do without watching someone else's life while mine pass me by. i guess I just selfish like that. LOL
I enjoyed the poem.
reply by the author on 22-Apr-2014
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I must say that I am one of those who watch the old classic movies, NO GAME SHOWS or reality television or me. It sadden's me to think for some reality television is their only reality. I love life and can do without watching someone else's life while mine pass me by. i guess I just selfish like that. LOL
I enjoyed the poem.
Comment Written 19-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 22-Apr-2014
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Many thanks for your review, Cajungirl, and your very kind words. Best wishes, Tony
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you are welcome.
Comment from Spitfire
A good point on how we fail to enjoy the beauty of night and prefer to immerse ourselves in soap opera scripted reality shows. People do such crass things for money.
They steal our time for one thing. A wonderful sonnet.
reply by the author on 22-Apr-2014
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A good point on how we fail to enjoy the beauty of night and prefer to immerse ourselves in soap opera scripted reality shows. People do such crass things for money.
They steal our time for one thing. A wonderful sonnet.
Comment Written 19-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 22-Apr-2014
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Many thanks for your review, Spitfire, and your very kind words. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from jason381202
Yeah, I like survivor too. Just kidding. I thought your poem sends a great message. A message which is best suited for our youth these days. Your imagery was beautiful. Well done.
reply by the author on 22-Apr-2014
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Yeah, I like survivor too. Just kidding. I thought your poem sends a great message. A message which is best suited for our youth these days. Your imagery was beautiful. Well done.
Comment Written 19-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 22-Apr-2014
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Many thanks for your review, Jason, and your very kind words. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from Just Pete
Thoughts that many of us share. To compare reality with that strange and artificial presentation that seems to fill so much of what should be entertaining, is a brilliant piece of writing in a well chosen form. Nicely done. Peter
reply by the author on 22-Apr-2014
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Thoughts that many of us share. To compare reality with that strange and artificial presentation that seems to fill so much of what should be entertaining, is a brilliant piece of writing in a well chosen form. Nicely done. Peter
Comment Written 19-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 22-Apr-2014
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Many thanks for your review, Pete, and your very kind words. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from ELumpkins
This is not only a good piece, it is presented by an excellent picture of an old TV that was worn out showing reality shows. If we didn't waech reality shows we would get to bed earlier and feel more like working the next day. I love my TV
reply by the author on 22-Apr-2014
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This is not only a good piece, it is presented by an excellent picture of an old TV that was worn out showing reality shows. If we didn't waech reality shows we would get to bed earlier and feel more like working the next day. I love my TV
Comment Written 19-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 22-Apr-2014
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Many thanks for your review, EL, and your very kind words. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from visionary1234
Bravo, Ray! Someone who echoes my sentiments exactly, with true subtle wit and delight. I could happily put a machine gun thru my TV set as some people (who should remain nameless in my vicinity) are 'stuck' to this damned thing. I like YOUR TV set MUCH MORE!! What a perfect ending you've give us:
Why choose the shadow when we could careen
Wild with the stars and fly brave through the night?
HEAR HEAR!
:)Sharyn
reply by the author on 22-Apr-2014
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Bravo, Ray! Someone who echoes my sentiments exactly, with true subtle wit and delight. I could happily put a machine gun thru my TV set as some people (who should remain nameless in my vicinity) are 'stuck' to this damned thing. I like YOUR TV set MUCH MORE!! What a perfect ending you've give us:
Why choose the shadow when we could careen
Wild with the stars and fly brave through the night?
HEAR HEAR!
:)Sharyn
Comment Written 19-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 22-Apr-2014
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Many thanks for your 6-star review, Sharyn, and your very kind words. Best wishes, Tony
