And Now The Weather

Rain drops smudge the inky page,

snowflakes on the talk shows,

the sun bakes hard the daily news.

That’s the way the wind blows.

Lightning strikes the gossip columns,

thunder rustles print rows,

All Hail the brave reporters.

That’s the way the wind blows.

Sleet and mizzle obscure truth,

pressure builds in highs and lows

from dull ...

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This Is The News

You know that there are statistics

waiting to be displayed

when a BBC reporter

stands to the left of a brick wall -

and when the report’s about finance

and they’re stood out in the rain,

you know they’re going to make a pun

about saving for a rainy day.

When did the news become a vehicle

for cheap shots and sound-bites?

Where young report...

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Today’s News Game

The woman who read the news smiled

and got excited by the prospect

of what was to come.

He proudly watched over

the seeds that he had sewn

in the name of his culture.

She said

“Don’t point that thing at me,

I had enough of it last time”.

They watched on with blank faces

and clapped in the right places

and some were secretly ...

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