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A Satirist’s Lament

A Satirist’s Lament
By Madeleine Begun Kane

Tell me, what should I do when the news
Is so tragic, it gives me the blues?
Though my job is to mock it,
I just want to block it
And shield my poor overwrought muse.

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5 Responses to “A Satirist’s Lament”

  1. Bob Kennedy says:
    February 19, 2011 at 9:26 pm

    What should I do when the news
    Outstrips my comedian views?
    VIPs we elect
    invariably select
    Rainbow wigs and size 30 shoes!

  2. madkane says:
    February 21, 2011 at 11:19 pm

    Fun limerick, Bob!

  3. Hansi says:
    February 22, 2011 at 10:46 am

    I may be sticking my head in the sand
    But all this bad news, I just can’t stand
    All the killing and wars
    Not to mention media whores
    Are fueling paranoia throughout the land

  4. Steve Bates says:
    February 22, 2011 at 3:55 pm

    The cause of your blues is John Boehner,
    A fact that could hardly be ploehner.
    When he says “so be it,”
    It’s easy to see it:
    Our Speaker’s a meanie no-broehner!

  5. madkane says:
    February 23, 2011 at 3:26 am

    Thanks for your fun verse Hansi and Steve!