The News Poem by Phil Soar

I read the news today
Nothing made me smile
War, Disasters, hatred
Reported all the while
Wildlife in peril
Climate despair
Nothing to smile about
No laughter to share
Sports people on drugs
Entertainers arrested
Weather erratic
Finance invested
Nothing to show for efforts abroad
Agents of mercy
Neglected and flawed
A smile takes a second
But nothing repairs
The dismal reports
From the people upstairs

I read the news today
Nothing made me smile
Saddened,
I sit and relax for a while
Before the next onslaught
To my sight and the sounds
Of the world turning
Upside down