Short Headlines Poems

morning tea
with specs on...
blurred headlines...

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society's peeping Toms     lusting after headlines...

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a random drive-by
where dealers negotiate~
tots life ebbs away...

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a struggle abounds
embellishment torn away~
runaway... Headlines...

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complicated life
ignorance made all  headlines
 standing ovation...

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the Apparition
in the morning news headlines
what is the message?...

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Murmurs of autumn

Shush your conscience fake headlines

Nature’s bartering...

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In
the
headlines
of today
five minutes of fame-
long loved as footprints on the strand....

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To
keep our 
attention-
on the bottom 
line
and
wet our
appetite-tickers switch us
on...

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In
the
headlines of today,
his fifteen minutes of fame-
ephemeral as footprints in the sand...

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Streets awash with mewling cats
and surly swashbuckling pirates.
Somber skies with swirling bats,
and ghastly goblins chasing rats....

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World News 

Obama won the election 
With great elation 
Yet the headlines in 
Norwegian newspapers were 
About cheese importation...

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“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....

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post inspired by S O contest

McLUHAN's LAW

In
the
headlines of today,
his fifteen minutes of fame-
ephemeral as footprints in the sand.*


*sand=beach=strand...

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You would think fortune tellers would know,
for their crystal balls would surely show;
so on Mondays weekly,
why don’t we get to see,
the headlines read psychic wins lotto....

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Propaganda all day everyday filled the air and minds:
weak minds read only headlines and never ever dared delve further;
strong minds dared asked what is truth, and finding truth, were canceled....

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all the headlines
such a bore
yesterday's news
always the same
war, pestilence
earthquake and fire
a baby is born
someone expires
coffee cup in hand
I bring the paper in
wet, from morning rain...

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i unraveled
the newspaper
the suns travels
the days labor.

another rise
another fall
worth the price
after all?

more blood
spilled
kill or be
killed
to fill up our cars
your home must be drilled....

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along the strand
a pale mist
    a thinning haze..
footprints
evaporate
    on the flood tide...

MCCLUHAN'S LAW
In
the
headlines of today,
his fifteen minutes of fame-
ephemeral footprints in the sand...

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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....

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Scanning the headlines I had no idea
the slideshow proved it was porcelain clear
after we all flush
we should hug and gush 
appreciating our toilets both far and near.



Just found out its World Toilet Day!
11-19-17...

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The lunatic fringe are grabbing the headlines
This murderous bunch are attempting to undermine
These subhumans won't succeed
The world will be freed
Of this scourge affecting the lives, yours and mine


© Jack Ellison 2015...

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Hold on
Let me get this right
Hold back the incredulities
Gasps of Horror
Hands to mouths
Ladies hands a fluttering
Screams of shock
Headlines of awe
Virtual wreaths
Tik Tok of endless sadness
Sunday’s service
Seems so
Useless
Hypocrites
Listen...

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Good people outnumber the crazies by a bunch
We don't cause a sensation but for that I have a hunch
We should demand the headlines
Instead of these perverted asinines
And make love in the park while having our lunch


© Jack Ellison 2015...

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'Peaceful Protests Intensified' --

  So the morrow's headlines certified
  But how'd reporters turn blind eyes
  To fire-bombings that terrorized
  a downtown stunned and traumatized
  Why was ugly violence euphemized
    ~ as 'Peaceful Protests Intensified'...

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