Apr 11, 2016 NaPoWriMo, Original Poetry, The Daily Post, Uncategorized

In response to The Daily Post’s Daily Prompt:  Newspaper

Newspaper Clippings – A Soup
©April 11th, 2016
By Vijaya Sundaram

Bring me some news
Some bad, some good!
And bring me a big pot.
If you would.

Fetch me some shears.
These won’t hurt.
Pour in some water,
Toss in some dirt,

Add plenty of bricks
Now, stir them well.
And here’s a trick.
To make things swell:

Some ghastly gossip
Celebrity quips
Political tracts
And racist acts
Some silly sports news
Education blues
Some weather reports
International courts
Some who bring glory
With amazing stories.
Some pandering to banks
The privilege of rank
Some comics for laughs
And some lifestyle gaffes.

Now snip them up
And clip them up
And toss them in
From a giant bin.

Then, boil them up
And stir them round
The scum will rise
The dregs will drown.

Strain them through
A cheesecloth blue
Now, taste the soup
And then, recoup.

For your job’s done
And you can rest.
For coffee, toast,
And books are best.

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Also, cross-posting it to NaPoWriMo

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