By S. Friedman, Matzav.com
As we’ve done with Shalach Monos on Purims past
We present to you a news round up, real fast
Summing up all that’s happened in a year’s time
All the while, trying to make it end in rhyme
So here is our review delivered to your door
Enjoy it with some snacks at no cost more
All of the Eastern US was gripped with a feeling of dread
Terrorists? No! Bugs- the types that bite you in bed
Terrorism makes everyone in NYC always be alert
Like the bomber caught by the guy selling a T-Shirt
Flights were cancelled because a volcano in Iceland blew its’ stack
Just like the crazy flight attendant who jumped on the tarmac
Speaking of airports, it’s not enough to remove your shoes and boots
Now you go through scanners so you can be seen in birthday suits
“Let’s drill for oil far away, out in the open sea!”
Famous last words, spoken by the doomed BP
If mentioning leaks, one cannot leave out those of Wiki
Who made governments wiggle out of situations very sticky
In an upside down world the villain is made out to be a hero
Sort of like building an enormous mosque right by Ground Zero
Deep beneath the ground they waited ever so patiently
The whole world watched as they rescued the miners in Chile
Waiting with patience served the Chilean miners well
But not for idle plow operators when two feet of snow fell
Another huge storm was one that happened in November
Voters turned out en masse to show that they always remember
Yelling and screaming and overall just having a fit
That’s how the mobs overthrew the President of Egypt
Monkeys tend to do as which they see,
Libya copied Egypt and tried to get rid of Gahdafi
The fervor spread to Wisconsin to the Union backers
Whose congress needed to be found by professional trackers
So that’s what’s happened, both exciting and not
In honor of the holiday that remembers Haman’s lot
So whether you spend it with family or with friends
Enjoy this Purim from the very start until it ends
Only news of each other’s simchos should we all hear
And may we finally be able to greet Moshiach this year
{Matzav.com Newscenter}
thanks matzav! that poem helps get me into the purim mood!
How about a sentence or two of prose about our HOMELAND?
No news is complete, without news of ERETZ YISROEL.
Haha, great! Purim sameach!