Perk and Pleasantry

Breaking "NEWS"

Posted by Ronda Larkin on July 6, 2009

A criminal is on the loose!   The summer sun is hot!

This "breaking news" is commonplace:

Please...find me "news" that's not.

Alert me, when the idle youth, assist the old and frail;

And volunteer to mow the grass,

Or clean the county jail.

Report to me, when thieves decide to give back stolen cash;

Or litterbugs coordinate,

To pick up roadside trash.

Let me know, when money trees grow tall, and grass stays short:

I'll quickly change my landscape plan,

To test this "news" report.

Announce with speed, when sundaes constitute a balanced diet:

With fruit, nuts, and whipping cream;

In waffle cones - I'll try it!

Until that day, don't bother me;  my interest is quite small.

Unless the "news" is really great,

Don't mention it at all.