Hey Blog! This post is about things you find in a small book on the top shelf, probably very dusty, and with a rather boring front cover (at least that\u2019s the stereotypical view) but what\u2019s inside are little gems: It\u2019s poetry week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I love poetry. It\u2019s a way of putting feelings, moments, and anything else that interests you in a little bundle of words with some interesting devices. You may be of the view that a poem has to rhyme, like my Dad, or you could be of the view that anything in verses can be classed as a poem, like Mum. However, though I generally feel there is something missing from the non-rhymed ones, I feel that if there is no rhythm at all, the thing doesn\u2019t really work as a proper poem. As may be supposed from this, I write my own poems mostly with rhyme, and always with rhythm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All the news lately seems horrible and sad and all about things that will kill people or have already done so, and I thought a few weeks ago that I could write a poem which was funny and serious about everything that\u2019s going on in the world right now, as a record of autumn 2022 and a little thing I could do to tell people about what\u2019s happening. This is the most recent poem I have done and was finished this evening, especially for this blog, and is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The News<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n By Kit Bailey<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n –<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019ve got a political future to fear,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n This has been a three prime minister year,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Boggis, Liz, and Sunak too \u2013<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n What is Westminster coming to!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n –<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brexit didn\u2019t work (Cough cough),<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The gov\u2019nment tried to fob us off,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The agreements STILL aren\u2019t signed \u2013<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Do they think that we are blind!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n –<\/p>\n\n\n\n Inflation\u2019s put all prices up,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Count your pennies in a cup,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The cost of living\u2019s sky-high now,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Another botch we won\u2019t allow!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n –<\/p>\n\n\n\n Climate change is more and more,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Greenhouse gasses heav\u2019n to floor,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n All activists are in a fit;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Soon world leaders will COP it!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n –<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ukrainian army fights the Russians,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Around the world has repercussions,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Grain unsold, gas unbought,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Another source of energy sought<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n –<\/p>\n\n\n\n What will happen in next year?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n What will we so shortly fear?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Whate\u2019re happens, don\u2019t cry about it,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Find something to do about it!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hey Blog! This post is about things you find in a small book on the top shelf, probably very dusty, and with a rather boring front cover (at least that\u2019s the stereotypical view) but what\u2019s inside are little gems: It\u2019s poetry week! I love poetry. 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