Mimi of Messymimi's Meanderings and Diane of On the Border are taking turns supplying us with a topic for this weekly endeavour.
They also both write wonderful, funny, thought-provoking, ingenious or simply honestly well written verse. Go and read.
Jenny at Procrastinating Donkey
is taking a break due to her husband's health issue. Let's continue to
send warm thoughts, good energy, and lots of prayers their way.
I
have something to ask of you: If you read this and the poetry of
others, would you please leave a comment. Half - if not more - the fun
of these challenges is receiving the responses of others.
I am a grumpy, old Owl right now, as can be seen form this non-poem. Sorry!
Old newspapers smell enticing.
The news are less alarming
When you know the outcome,
The weather forecasts cast less glum
The young ones are more charming.
And funny is the pricing.
New newspapers are alarming
The news are not enticing.
The uncertainty of the outcome
Makes our future grim and glum.
And bother all the pricing.
There's nothing fun or charming.
The topic for next Monday: Showtime. Thanks to Diane and SpikesBestMate.
Blogger putter stadig tilfældige kommentarer i spamfængsel. Jeg lover at slippe dem ud hurtigst muligt.
Blogger is still randomly putting comments in spam-jail. I promise to free them as fast as possible.
Sometimes the "old news" is the better news.
SvarSletYes. Not least becauise it's over and done with :)
SletI am a big, big fan of old newspapers (and books). New newspapers scare me. And worry me. And haunt me. I don't do horror well and these days the 'news' so often falls into that category.
SvarSletYou might be a grumpy Owl - but you are assuredly not alone.
I like old books as well. BUt books real books are so good, I love the smeel, the feel the weight and the sound of pages turning. No newfangled e-readers for this grumpy old Owl.
SletScary, yes our news falls in that category now.
Absolutely 'nothing fun or charming' about newspapers any more. I wonder if they actually will become extinct within the next couple of generations. When today's grandchildren become tomorrow's grandparents maybe they will have lost the art of turning a page.
SvarSletPerfect, Charlotte!
SvarSletOhmyword, yes! I've gotten so I flip to the ends of books first to know if I want to put in the time to read them!
I spend my life in the past. It's peaceful there! ;)