Ok so there has been a fair bit of gloom about the year just gone but what better way to put it to bed than a bit of poetry
It wouldn’t be much of a stretch
To say 2016’s been a wretch
A year to remember as forgettable.
There never seemed to be a day
Without some hero passing away
Making watching the news rather regrettable.
#
On the wide global scene
Things became rather mean
With conflicts at home and abroad.
While some were political
And rather predictable
They were still a lot to absorb.
#
Rio shadowed its heros and hugs
With the spectre of state sponsored drugs
Which turned its gold into poo.
And being parochial
I admit to a choke full
Of bile when Iceland won through.
#
And the horrors continued
Straining sanity’s sinews
With the sight of a triumphant Farage;
On referendum night
When our hopes all took flight
The future became a mirage.
#
It was just a one off
A political cough
Not full-blown voter dementia.
The Yanks aren’t that stupid
To play electoral Cupid
With an orange-hued strain of ‘fluenza.
#
But Trump all he did,
The man with that lid
Proving to many that reason’s all gone,
And since that moment he’s shown
His true colours, as he’s grown
Close pals with Russia’s Mad Don.
#
But was it really all bad?
Are there reasons not to be sad.
After all, dear readers we’re still here.
And there’s no World War Three
And of pandemics we’re free
So, breath in, and toast the New Year.
Quick! Before the first catastrophe kicks in. For some it’s already started.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Indeed I’m too late for many
LikeLike
And I have a horrible feeling it’s going to get worse before it gets better.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Happy 2017 and keep on blogging. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Jane . Will do!
LikeLiked by 1 person
🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Are you sure there’s no World War Three?
LikeLiked by 1 person
Not quite yet. Unbelievably I read 2016 was the first calendar year since 1968 and only the second since 1945 when no British service personnel were lost in combat. Perhaps the rest of the world is fighting but at long last we don’t seem to be.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Still breathing here…ok, they are deep, relaxing, deliberate breaths, but still… I have a lot of optimism, I think we will emerge. ❤️
LikeLiked by 1 person
Exactly. Emerge. Rebirth.
LikeLiked by 1 person
WW III is being played out in Syria. Great summing up of 2016……good luck on 2017!
LikeLiked by 1 person
All the very best for 2017.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Wendy
LikeLike
So, breath in, and toast the New Year.
Really? it’s still early days my dear !
Great pathos as always Geoffle! xxxx
LikeLiked by 1 person
One must always look up!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes, exactly! There were not only bad things happening. It is sad if only look at them! For example one of the highlights last June: The Blogger Bash 😊
LikeLiked by 1 person
Of course a world leading event
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hehe… at least in the world of about 60 people!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
The only positive I can see about 2016 is that it didn’t include this poem… 😛
LikeLiked by 1 person
Now why didn’t I include that? You are prescient in your cruelty oh mighty one. I bow to your magnificence and I despair.
LikeLiked by 1 person
You should have heard my comments on this year’s school nativity play
LikeLiked by 1 person
I’m sure they reported them on the today programme as a model of their unkind…
LikeLiked by 1 person
If I’d started the year with a compliment, where could I go from there? From here though… 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Quite. You do need to take control of your niceness addiction. Choose one day a week to be a complete berk and build from there. Works for me.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Sound advice, as ever (new day now, you see?) 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
it’s free too…
LikeLiked by 1 person
Brilliant! Happy New Year Geoff. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Happy new year to you to Debby
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hey 🙂 Happy new year! So, I was tagged in and just wrote a post on a New Years Q&A and I’ve tagged you to do the same. Find it here:
https://justanothersinglegirlinlondon.com/2017/01/04/20162017-tag-qa/
LikeLike
Ah, yes. We’re still alive and kicking. That’s all I can say. Great poem, though. 🙂 Thanks for the smile. Happy New Year! 🎉
LikeLiked by 1 person
Happy new year to you and your men. Have a great one
LikeLiked by 1 person
Nicely done! Of course, nothing is all bad. We can always hope that Trump is at least useless, a figure head like the Queen.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Now that’s an idea.
LikeLike
Yes, we’re still here Geoff, and that’s always something to celebrate! Happy New Year to you and yours. Keep on smiling!! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Happy new year to you! Wishing you a great 2017!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Susan. You too
LikeLiked by 1 person
That was brilliant and funny! Although I reckon WWIII is still on the horizon! but then I always was a conspiracist 😛 😛
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh don’t. I’m trying to make 2017 a better year.
LikeLiked by 1 person