Why we are welcoming 2017 with a sonnet (and more poetry) instead of the news
Poetry cannot match the real world now Truth, and what comes after, grabs us all Every hour, every minute, somehow It’s news that brings us joy, or casts a pall Think about it for a moment (or an hour) Virals! Live blogs! Tweets and running updates! We tap and click (our heels) to their powerAnd let the maddened newsfeed rule our fates 2017. It’s time for a break To look away from news, real or fake To let the poets weave images and song To know that unlike headlines, life is long It’s not the time for breaking (news) or worse And so we give you New Year’s Day – in verse..
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