Three Word Wednesday requires participants
to use the three words of the week in a composition.
The words this week were: alive, glaring, and misty.
The Silly Season
In a time of tinsel and of elves
The Press is pretty smitten.
Headlines shout, in glaring font,
Of folk with guns. And kittens.
Perhaps, in their misty mental voids,
They dream to mesh the two—
Longing for gun tottin’ catty types,
Who (bonus points) are fond of vindaloo.
At a time when just being alive
Is a blessing we can use,
Should we really concern ourselves
With what passes for the news?
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© J Cosmo Newbery 2014
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Nice to know that Diana was alive before she died. How would I have ever known without that helpful article...
ReplyDeleteHappy silly season to you and yours.
Any sillier than usual?
ReplyDeleteYes, I think so.
DeleteIt seems that between the disastrous and the silly there is no room for real news..
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you and your family, Cosmo...I hope you have a wonderful, loving and relaxed time together. And may 2015 treat us all kindly. Best wishes. :)
ReplyDeleteIt is as though we are being manipulated to become so stupid and gullible we will believe and buy anything that is offered.
ReplyDeleteSometimes the difference between fiction & the 'news' is negligible' for sure!!
ReplyDeletenicely written
ReplyDeleteThe Time Stopped
Will Christians hats off to you J Cosmo...although I have to say I'd rather news about cats (even better rats) than royalty...somehow more credible!
ReplyDeleteDamn auto correct - should read well Christmas hats off to you....
DeleteMy proteinaceous 'autocorrect' at this end had already made that adjustment!
Delete:)
DeleteNo news is good news 😄
ReplyDeleteappreciate how you married the ironies, the juxtoposed polar opposites, kitten and guns.
ReplyDeletewish you, felicidades
Perhaps not, whether cute or deadly it interrupts a more important love fest. On TV this is the silly season for sure.
ReplyDeleteHa, this made me smile. Perfect title!!
ReplyDeleteOh my... Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteZQ
Couldn't agree more which is why I stay away from most news...not worth my time....loved this poem!
ReplyDeleteShould we really concern ourselves
ReplyDeleteWith what passes for the news?
We have our own thing to bother with, to survive and to be kept alive. It is not easy with lots of deprivations especially in the 'war zone'. Sensational items or even juicy ones may just pass us by. True enough Cosmo!
Hank
Yes, we need to sort the news into what is actually important.
ReplyDeleteYeah, being alive is huge! ~ Happy Holidays and New Year! x
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