A Slow Day Today

Today was a slow day on the news wire
Nothing at all going on
The people and things that cause trouble in life
Must have decided to call it quits and stay home

No earthquakes or tornado's to speak of
No mudslides or fires to ravage the land
All the people who bring us the bad news
Stood around just scratching their heads

Not a person was murdered or robbed
No kidnapping or spousal abuse 
Nothing much exciting to speak of
That we've grown to expect in our news

No bombs in the Middle East went off
No politicians were caught in a lie
No Hollywood Star said something stupid
No one famous or not even died

Yes today was a slow day on the news wire
Nothing at all going on
Which has the rest of us wondering
If this is the calm before the storm
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Hoffman Avatar
September 5, 2017 at 9:04 PM
I wish the news could be like this everyday Mike; yes it is definitely the calm before the storm so to speak! (Irma!) Good one Mike!~Che :)
Smith Avatar
September 5, 2017 at 3:16 PM
Well done Mike I enjoyed the update...
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