Best Headlines Poems
"U.S Attacked: Hijacked Jets Destroy Twin Towers And Hit Pentagon In Day Of Terror," The New York Times
even if it works like clockwork, it can still break.
shattered worlds petrified passerby,
People as hungry as bears, for explanations.
What does this mean?
What is next?
Why us?
"Wall Street Crash!" The London Herald
the world plunged out of its tranquil decade
into a worldwide depression.
affluent people became the precariat
The working class fell deeper into the umbrae
Poverty was the new normal.
"Martin King Shot To Death: Gunned Down In Memphis," Daily News
An icon in civil rights, Baptist minister, incredible father
not accepting the tragedy was many forms of mourning
The mystery of "Will equality ever exist?" still stood
he still had a dream.
all hope isn't lost if carried on through ideology.
loving notion, dying of an overdose of love potion
heavenly dream of an old gent far spent, as mind finishes rent
an old man expires, as beautiful aid rubs back with lotion
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For Natalie The Rogue Rhymer
Die A 'Fun' Death Contest
I read you like the paper
Your face a cover page
I catch the comics daily
I master all it's games
Extra, extra, I'm all about it
I'll slather up a soap box,
An' have that **** surrounded.
Hey everyone! This just in:
She's about to make headlines
For swingin' them bats like Tony Gwynn
I search for harmony fixes in news headlines
hoping to read upbeat news to my heart and mind
Such attitude feeding poems are hard to find
Humane acts lay mute beneath dramatic news impacts ~
focused news is not something hope and faith attract
I wish to embrace the lovingness of mankind
not incessant blue news stating it has declined
“Titanic Sinks” then “The Great War Ends”,
Followed by the “Biggest Stock Crash of all Time”,
Then “World War two” and a “Nuclear Bomb”, and
“Hillary goes for a Climb”.
Then things got worse with “J.F.K. Killed” and
“I Have a Dream has Died”.
But then a good moment of “Man Walks on the Moon”,
Best headline reprinted World Wide.
This was quickly followed by “The Beatles Break Up”, and
“John Lennon is Shot in the Back”.
And music became a middle page chart with:
“My Sharona” performed by The Knack.
The internet headline took over our news with
“President Mandela is Free at Last”
Followed by “9/11 Terror Plane Strikes”,
And to the world these strikes were broadcast.
Skip a few years and this has all lead
To the scariest headline in ink.
And that is the vain, egotistical “Trump,
Taking us all to the brink”.
Our headlines tell a story from defeat to triumph,
From paper to TV to a phone.
And they’ve all told us, every day of our life,
How society, through time, hasn’t grown.
the little mice
that operate
traffic lights
recently went
on strike.
they said
it was the working
conditions,
but if we're
being honest,
I think it was
because last
year the city
banned
casual fridays.
have you ever
seen a mouse
try to put
a tie on? It's a
tough ask for
their little paws.
anyway, in their
absence, the city
emergency hired
frogs to code-switch
reds & greens.
it's great to see
little amphibians
march to work
in their ties,
but their clammy
little hands
are a traffic
terror.
a random drive-by
where dealers negotiate~
tots life ebbs away
More Zany Headlines
Actual newspaper headlines taken mainly from
http://www.alphadictionary.com/fun/headlines.html
Poem constructed by Elton Camp
Let us hope that they will soon decide:
“Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide”
Surely safety standards this abridges:
“Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges”
We surely expect that the voltage won’t be as large:
“Man Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge”
Before you eat, give them whacks:
“Kids Make Nutritious Snacks”
This headline is certain to make you laugh:
“Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half”
The community was shocked when this they read:
“Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead”
Not enough training the following suggests:
“Lawmen from Mexico Barbecue Guests”
It’s a disease of humans one assumes:
“Lung Cancer in Women Mushrooms”
As Abel got from Cain:
“Man is fatally slain”
The warning should be sounded louder:
“Milk Drinkers are Turning to Powder”
When she’s sick, she’ll be lots more fun:
“Never Withhold Herpes from Loved One”
His honor should someone impeach?
“NJ Judge to Rule on Nude Beach”
Surprises seem they will never cease:
“Children Alleged Shot by Police”
Headline writers easily get into quite a plight
If what they compose doesn’t come out right
The First Lady President
Capitol Hil Meets Mrs. Bill
Duck! The Donald Won
The Joker Trumps the Queen of Diamond
HRC Spells Victory
DJT Spells Victory
Orange Jumpsuit Day at the White House
Meet Donald Trump the New Apprentice President
If anyone has any good zinger headlines
please feel free to post them, Re: Election Headlines
Betrayal, precious lover,
Don't fear the burning of your words
Just see my tears
Run silver rivers
In your mirrors shining fierce
Against reflections
And rejections
In my yearning for your heart..
Who but you
Could waste the greatest treasure
And demand no heart's desire;
But worry not in untrue fashion,
It's only one more broken word..
Just know your love is not required;
You are only yesterday's old headlines
In the fire.
Astonishing!
Brie cheese develops
Each fungus.
Giving Humor in
Just knowing
Lactose might never
Openly penetrate,
Quickly.
Respectfully,
Some tummies
Underwent very
Weary x-rays,
Yesterday,
Zealously.
Wildfires rage in Texas,
Like they need the added heat;
And thirty shootings in New York
Made Labor Day complete.
Famine grips Somalia,
And the U.S.A.’s caught spying.
In Egypt, at Mubarak’s trial,
Witnesses are lying.
Eighteen in Yosemite
Have died while on vacation.
Victims of the hurricane
Are wracked with indignation.
A rainy day – I stayed indoors
And caught up with the news.
As if the rain were not enough,
The Times gave me the blues.
“headlines”
given what you got.
is it what you thought?
it’s what’s best sold.
no truth need be told.
like Ripley: believe it or not.
Streets awash with mewling cats
and surly swashbuckling pirates.
Somber skies with swirling bats,
and ghastly goblins chasing rats.
A Found Poem from the Bing Homepage
Earns record-breaking medal,
a boxer apologizes, is sad,
wins US Senate primary.
Campaign raises $138.7M,
to lay off 15% of workforce,
US launches antitrust probe.
Child sex abuse sentence,
Utah abortion ban halted,
net neutrality rules blocked.
Rain showers,
a Christian petition rebuking,
conservative attacks receive thousands.
50 icons famous after they died,
Charlamagne tha God on racial attacks,
'I don’t give a damn.'
The 1-ingredient upgrade for eggs,
complete fantasy,
a Western movie brutally assessed.
Egyptian women’s beach volleyball team,
slams French hijab ban after Olympic match,
Kamala Harris's lucky break.