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Michelle’s Weekly Pet Challenge: The Evil Eye before a Mac-attack!
A News Report is Really Awful Poetry
The NaPoWriMo theme today
Is one from which to keep away:
From snatches of a news report,
A poem found is what one ought
To try compiling; but from that
Results would be quite pancake-flat.
For news reporters have no skill,
At poetry; it makes one ill
To see how little each one knows
Of even penning simple prose,
While subjects news reports contain
Are from a drain, a brain to strain.
Some politicians have been booed;
A pop-star pictured in the nude;
Unfaithful partners, crime and drugs,
And sports results at which one shrugs;
No, really! I won’t waste the time –
I’ll stick to Really Awful Rhyme.
© Colonialist April 2014 (WordPress)
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Active septic geranium who plays with words writing fantasy novels and professionally editing, with notes writing classical music, and with riding a mountain bike, horses and dinghies. Recently Indie Publishing has been added to this list.
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I hate how off-putting news writing can be, especially when so much interesting stuff is going on all the time! So many people don’t stay updated because the news is “boring” or “depressing.” I can’t change the depressing part, but I started writing rhyming news updates to combat the boring part! Here’s this week’s, in case you’re interested in some news at a different pace 🙂 .
http://kaymetviner.wordpress.com/2014/04/30/newsem-of-the-week-us-and-global-news-that-rhymes-3/
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The news itself is depressing enough, but when it’s so badly read or written, I want to tear out my hair. It would be much more amusing if you could write it up. Why not apply for the job?
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The news these days leaves much to be desired. Integrity… honest… are these things outdated/outmoded? I agree you should stick to your poetry Col! Btw, I’ve just completed my first (and probably last) foray into journalism… (shhhhh for now). Probably just a flash in the political pan.
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Cute picture. Pawkiss 🙂
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Cute subject, indeed! A character of note.
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Our local news is very bad at “even penning simple prose.” But your poem is delightful and I love the photo of the ginger kitty 🙂
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I’d rather come here than read the news. 🙂
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Your are right about news papers my friend 🙂
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Love the photo. As for the news, I just get depressed from reading it so I try avoid it nowadays
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Even the funnies aren’t all that funny. Madam and Eve excepted. I miss The Perishers!
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I agree with you about the newspapers – and they never ever find something new and interesting to report on, do they?
I think I’ll stick to reading Really Awful Rhyme too 🙂
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Heehee!
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Amen! Your poem is not very awful at all! I didn’t like ‘got booed’ but that’s just my fad.
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Thanks!
How would you put that?
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“have been booed”
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On reflection, I fully agree with you. They got booed, or have been. That was poetic licence which didn’t need to be taken!
Thanks again!
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Love the photo! Thanks for the entry 🙂
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He gets into these moods on occasion!
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I remain in awe of your ability to write poems…
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I did chicken out of the challenge to compile it from news snippets, though!
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That was a poem that was very good
and I read it as I should
I quite agree with what you say
they can, t write come what may
But you would make a good reporter
cos you know just what you oughta
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Romantic articles I’d choose
Would readership quite quickly lose!
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It seems to work with your witty prose
If it changed, whoever knows
I think your readers would enjoy,
Romance from such a lovely boy !!!
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