Mark J. Halliday Poet Free verse

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For the contest 100 years from today.  I don't expect a very good future, either politically or more importantly environmentally.

3 July 2118

Radio free State of Deseret 3 July 2118, 6 PM Salt Lake Time

International news first.

27 Zionist terrorists leaders were beheaded in the Caliphat of Palestine yesterday after their failed attempt to establish a third state of Israel in Jerusalem during Rhamadan.

One of the last two remaining members of the European Union, France, decided to secede after the other remaining member, Germany, forcibly annexed neighboring Austria after a surprise attack last night.  Experts think the attack on Austria was to gain thousands of hectares of undepleted uncontaminated topsoil, and to find a place to deport all the refugees Germany has taken in from the Kurdistan-Turkey-Syria conflict.

After six months of street fighting, Anglo-Canadian forces finally captured the last of the Quebec Libre forces in Montreal.  Surviving members of the Libre forces offered only token resistance, as most were near starvation from the blockades.

Several promising oil fields have been identified in the Amazon River Valley of Brazil.  Indigent natives had already left the area after the last of the rain forests had been plowed-under to grow sugar crops to make ethanol for fuel.
Venezuela and the Latino Free State of Texas are competing for contracts to drill.

Regional news.

Tomorrow marks what would have been the 342nd anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence of the former United States of America.  It also marks the 42nd anniversary of the simultaneous nuclear attack by North Korea and Iran on 7 major coastal cities of the USA during America's tricentennial celebrations, which precipitated the schisms in North America today.

The Deseret Volunteer Guard and Air Force successfully defended the kingdom against a new wave of attacks by gangs, pirates, and sexual deviants that tried to infiltrate via Las Vegas into what used to be Zion National Park.  

The Prophet's Safety Council wants to remind all faithful member-citizens to avoid exposure to direct sunlight, to always carry your portable water decontamination kits and air filter masks with you, and to compost all plant materials and use your compost in your sheltered Victory Greenhouses.

Keep the Faith.  Radio free State of Deseret signing off.

In One Hundred Years poetry contest
3 June 2018.

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Line Gauthier June 15, 2018 at 9:48 AM Congrats on your top win, Mark. Well done. Mark J. Halliday June 21, 2018 at 2:20 PM Thanks. It was fun. There is a historical reference that most won't recognize. When Brigham Young moved the Mormons west, just before the California Gold Rush, they sent colonizing groups into most of the western states, and parts of Mexico and Canada. They called their region Deseret; but was later broken up after the Utah War, and became many states.

John Lawless June 14, 2018 at 2:00 PM well aren't you just a ray of sunshine in a catastrophic world.....Orson Welles would love this piece Mark...if only you could have sprung it on an unsuspecting public......Wait.....OH YEAH....it is being sprung on an unsuspecting public....GREAT TAKE ON THE THEME. Mark J. Halliday June 21, 2018 at 2:20 PM Thanks. It was fun. There is a historical reference that most won't recognize. When Brigham Young moved the Mormons west, just before the California Gold Rush, they sent colonizing groups into most of the western states, and parts of Mexico and Canada. They called their region Deseret; but was later broken up after the Utah War, and became many states.

Jan Allison June 14, 2018 at 1:53 PM Makes me so glad I won't be around to hear this frightening broadcast Mark! Many congrats on your top spot:-) hugs jan xx Mark J. Halliday June 21, 2018 at 2:21 PM Thanks. It was fun. There is a historical reference that most won't recognize. When Brigham Young moved the Mormons west, just before the California Gold Rush, they sent colonizing groups into most of the western states, and parts of Mexico and Canada. They called their region Deseret; but was later broken up after the Utah War, and became many states.

Heidi Sands June 14, 2018 at 6:10 AM Congratulations for your top win Mark :) Mark J. Halliday June 21, 2018 at 2:21 PM Thanks. It was fun. There is a historical reference that most won't recognize. When Brigham Young moved the Mormons west, just before the California Gold Rush, they sent colonizing groups into most of the western states, and parts of Mexico and Canada. They called their region Deseret; but was later broken up after the Utah War, and became many states.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 13, 2018 at 8:24 PM Oh nice! Fantastic reporting! Someth'n for the Canuck in there ;) Awesomely realistic, scary fabulously imaginative stuff :) Congratulations on your top win! xomo Mark J. Halliday June 21, 2018 at 2:21 PM Thanks. It was fun. There is a historical reference that most won't recognize. When Brigham Young moved the Mormons west, just before the California Gold Rush, they sent colonizing groups into most of the western states, and parts of Mexico and Canada. They called their region Deseret; but was later broken up after the Utah War, and became many states.

Brian Davey June 13, 2018 at 7:48 PM Congratulations on top spot in my contes. The creativity and thought process that you put into this piece was astounding, great job and thank you! Mark J. Halliday June 21, 2018 at 2:21 PM Thanks. It was fun. There is a historical reference that most won't recognize. When Brigham Young moved the Mormons west, just before the California Gold Rush, they sent colonizing groups into most of the western states, and parts of Mexico and Canada. They called their region Deseret; but was later broken up after the Utah War, and became many states.