Sense Sonnet - Pumper

Lucy Delivers

The "I Love Lucy" T.V. show
Wrote Lucy's real life pregnancy
Into the story line, and so
Little Ricky was born to be.
The network CBS okayed
Lucy as pregnant on the air,
But a requirement that was made,
The word "pregnant" no one could share.
So "expecting' was used instead.
The episode of giving birth
Aired while real Lucy was in bed
With her new real son - ratings worth!

Most of America tuned in,
Causing the biggest ratings win.