After 72 years from radio to the dawn of television, <br />Before yours truly graced the face of this earth, <br />A soap will have its demise come this fall. <br />It CBS’s decision, <br />That since its inception at television birth, <br />That the current lack of interest in soaps and the economy was too tall, <br />For Guiding Light. <br /> <br />I haven’t seen much of Guiding Light; I can’t inform you of characters in it, <br />It came from radio and ventured into TV, <br />It was shot in a studio not on location, <br />It was full with schmaltzy music, that would be fit, <br />Not speaking Milton Berle and Jack Benny or a whole of celebrities that one would envy, <br />It merely got too expensive and landed on the chopping block for its destination. <br />For Guiding Light. <br /> <br />So a 72 year old run is pretty good, about an average human life span, <br />Most shows don’t make past twenty years or so, <br />Soaps are barely selling soap, <br />Some TV programs are barely make it; after a few weeks then they go into can, <br />So, so long Guiding Light we see you the internet or reruns, although, <br />The aspiring actors and actresses will have one less venue to operate in, they hope, <br />For Guiding Light <br /> <br />4-2-09<br /><br />Joe Rosochacki<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-guiding-light-is-no-more/
