This poem, calling for prime minister Boris Johnson to quit, is now in my Online Poetry Collection →
NewsRhyme
Poems inspired by the news and current affairs
This poem, about the most depressing day of the year, is now in my Online Poetry Collection →
So Scotland Yard wants lots more guns Put into the hands of dibble, And what with the threat of jihadists, Well, who are we to quibble? …
There’s turmoil in South Thanet, A coastal town in Kent, Where TV’s farce Pub Landlord Will run for parliament …
Obesity is your heart’s enemy, According to researchers. A quick march a day keeps the Reaper away Through the active living it nurtures …
The race is on to settle Mars: A new space-age stampede. The journey there is hard enough, But how will humans feed? …
Seems MDMA’s been kicked into touch Through rash, ill-judged lawmaking; Now PMMA, a substitute crutch Is what the kids are taking …
This poem, about a Paris terrorist attack, is now in my Online Poetry Collection →
When China hamstrung Gmail, No-one was surprised; Their efforts to de-Yankify Have hardly been disguised …
‘Goalies Against Hoolies’, An Eighties master plan, Pitched Thatcher and her government Against The Hooligan …
Christmas spirit vaporised And New Year headache gone, You soldiered through the holidays But now you can’t go on …
Did you hear the news today? The polygraph is dead. But, liars, don’t rest easy ’Cause there’s something new instead …