Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Test Pattern



Test Pattern

Such memories
Lost long ago
In an innocent time
Before computers
Before cell phone
And video games
Kids stayed awake
Hours after going to bed
Hiding under our blankets
Waiting for our parents to go to bed
When we snuck own stairs
Turned on our old B&W TV
Watching until Jack Paar finished
Until the Star-Spangled Banner  played
Long before the daily crop reports
The station shut down until morning
Then we were able to see it
Our friend, the test pattern
Circles and targets
Different shades from black to white
And that Indian chief
Seeing him told us it was time to get to bed
To sleep until morning
So we could watch Captain Kangaroo

And be kids
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