POET
LAUREATES
LAUREATES
(Poet
Laureate appointee in St. John’s)
Laureate appointee in St. John’s)
Every
town should vote a bard
town should vote a bard
To
rhyme events in its backyard,
rhyme events in its backyard,
To
laud in lines the district scene
laud in lines the district scene
And
entertain the tourist keen:
entertain the tourist keen:
Poet
Laureates sot in every bay
Laureates sot in every bay
And
hamlet pitched along the way,
hamlet pitched along the way,
To
praise aloud the quaint and saint
praise aloud the quaint and saint
And
Council deeds heroic paint.
Council deeds heroic paint.
The
floods and snow and ice-cold air
floods and snow and ice-cold air
And
heatwaves causing media blare.
heatwaves causing media blare.
Births
and deaths, the mayors stance on
and deaths, the mayors stance on
Paving
to their rural mansions.
to their rural mansions.
The
come-home-year, the berry fetes,
come-home-year, the berry fetes,
Chase-the-ace,
and jackpot bets.
and jackpot bets.
Windbound,
icebound, moribund:
icebound, moribund:
Free
verse and rhyme, account with fun.
verse and rhyme, account with fun.
An
ancient wit may mind the day
ancient wit may mind the day
When
fish and families had their sway
fish and families had their sway
Before
the spread of summer homes
the spread of summer homes
And
passing ramblers come to roam.
passing ramblers come to roam.
But
now, the population takes affright
now, the population takes affright
With
plights and sleights, as Muskrat bites – The Province run on borrowed cash:
plights and sleights, as Muskrat bites – The Province run on borrowed cash:
Dysfunction,
waste, decisions rash.
waste, decisions rash.
The
modern culture versed anew
modern culture versed anew
Is
potent pot for tourist crew.
potent pot for tourist crew.
Poetry
slams we should expand
slams we should expand
To
boast a travailed Newfoundland.
boast a travailed Newfoundland.
John
Tuach
Tuach
Pynn’s
Brook
Brook
February
11, 2019
11, 2019
Not!
Well done Bard, you're truly a wit of clarity.
This piece by Ed Roche is so good he should also be writing for the Uncle Gnarley blog:
"N.L. needs a permanent inquiry department to catch cock-ups in real time"
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/muskrat-falls-inquiry-phase-two-1.5018013
There once was a Rhodes sociopath named Danny
whose cronies pilfered our every nook and cranny
Until the inquiry did fixate
on our lawless state
and they all self exiled rich in villainy