Why

If you don’t bother to take the time,
To express your thoughts in rhyme,
The chances are awfully good,
You’ve not thought as much as you should.
Rhymes are fun and set the stage right,
Like lovers undressing before a fight…


Source: The Financial Times

Safe drinking in quarantine

Necessity is known as the mother of invention

And alcohol companies have every intention

Of making sure that people don’t drink alone

Since drinking together has usually shown

That people drink more than they think they can

Making these helmets in general a terrific plan!


Source: The New York Times

See?

There now Donnie, see it wasn’t that bad!

No need for tantrums or getting all mad.

Masks are tedious and it’s very hard work,

That sort of stress can make you berserk.

So well done, sir, since you now have the air

Of a leader who at least pretends to care.


Source: Fox News

Roger Stone’s Faith

He has called himself a Dirty Trickster

And has become a Republican political fixture.

Never mind that Congress and the courts

Found him guilty in crimes of several sorts.

But if you break the law and are left in the lurch,

Your prayers are answered when Fox is your church.


Source: The New York Times

Not only her legs are titanium

Senator Tammy Duckworth is a combat vet

And the most thoughtful person you’ve ever met.

Her family fought in the Revolution and more

Protecting freedom and honor by going to war.

While self-serving punks do little but whine

This woman is a patriot with a titanium spine.


Source: The Guardian

Not just a soapbox

If you create the ability to shout so loud

That your voice is heard by a global crowd

You have, in fact, a very high degree

Of individual and important responsibility.

It’s not a pea shooter in the hand of a child,

But a nuke controlled by zealots gone wild.


Source: The Financial Times

Casha Nostra

How do you possibly begin to explain

That everyday people can financially gain

From the Mafia’s ruthless business plan

Of extorting and brutalizing our fellow man?

What comes next, bonds rated triple A

Issued by a branch of the KKK…?


Source: The New York Times

I mean, c’mon…

Just when you thought it couldn’t be worse

Along comes another unbelievable curse.

The Bubonic Plague?! You have to be kidding!

As if the world wasn’t already forbidding.

It’s giving us all a bad case of angina…

And, by the way, what is up with China?


Source: Defeat by Tweet

Tweet and repeat

Some clever folks cooked up a scheme

To help Trump’s opponents realize a dream.

For all those shocked by a Donnie Tweet

This fundraising program is a real treat.

Each time he sends a new Tweet of hate,

Money goes to fight him in a swing state.


Source: Fox News

…in mysterious ways

Kanye has thrown his hat in the ring,

Raising some questions about this thing.

He has always supported Donnie T

Wearing MAGA gear for all to see.

Does he really want to send Donnie ridin’?

Or is it just a ploy to pull votes from Biden?


Source: YouTube

One Race, Two Winners

It’s always an inspiration to see

Athletes being the best they can be.

Sometimes that’s with their prowess and strength

And sometimes it’s when they go to great length

To honor sportsmanship and do what’s right.

This runner’s finish was a beautiful sight.