Jack Ellison Poet Quatrain

The Day Cnn Shut Down

If only love happened round the world
That would be a pretty slow news day
Actually CNN would have to shut down
No “JUST IN” bulletins, per se

Weather reports predict nothing but sunshine
Temperatures high in the 80s
People goin' round wearing dirty big grins
Things all coming up daisies

Wake up, wake up, my real good friends
Time to rise and start your day
Don't try watching the morning news
CNN has shut down they say

No point in broadcasting only good news
Boring and humdrum for sure
Imagine watching nothing but jubilation
It would sure bore one to the core

Wake up, wake up, my good friend Jack
Seems you were having too good a time
You had a great big smile on your kisser
 If only real life was so sublime

© Jack Ellison 2013

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Wayland Bunch November 24, 2013 at 5:28 AM I was hoping they had actually shut down and i missed the good news. I guess since i don't watch the news it's irrelevant anyway. I always found the Eagles song, Dirty Laundry, funny at a young age, now i find it almost sadly true with little exaggerating. Great work Jack on a sore subject of mine. Jack Ellison November 24, 2013 at 6:50 AM Long time no hear from my friend! Where ya bin??? Thanks for the kind words, sir!

Carol Eastman November 23, 2013 at 9:17 AM Bulletin in! Dragon got up sleepy and poo'd on his pants covering my roses... Ha!... When he discovered what he'd done- he learned how to roar like a big dragon... with feeling and fire! OOOPPPS! His pants went up in smoke!... Doubt we could ever get the smell out, any way...Waiting for his next move... Winning! But for how long? And he still hasn't learned his lesson! Sigh!... We're going to be on Santa's naughty list for sure!... The things I get into for that silly Dragon! Jack Ellison November 23, 2013 at 8:07 PM My apologies to you and Mike and the gang for taking so long to get back to you! Got hit with a pretty major snow storm... 5 to 6 inches and still snowing! CRAP! Hugs, Jack xoxox