By S. Friedman
As in the past we’ll attempt a recap of the year’s news
No alternative facts, only things known to be trues
Tragedies will be skipped as we want to keep this ballad sunny
Things to remind, recall, reminisce and perhaps a little funny
Speaking of sunny, this year to South Florida we did not go
On account of a (more) annoying mosquito
England had a national debate with different points of view
The world was shocked when they voted to leave the E.U.
A travesty that left all liberals’ mouth agape
A young boy’s life was chosen over that of an ape
Technology advanced and almost every family has drones
Samsung didn’t do so great though on account of exploding phones
Speaking of things that go boom and left people bent out of shape
E-cigs have their own dangers, up in flames went many a vape
But some industries were booming, people making a mint
Like those selling bottled water in the city of Flint
In presidential primaries we had our first nominated female
But lying did her in, especially the missing email
Speaking of the election there was another one quite unique
Bernie supports or is against Trump; depends what day of the week
In baseball, never is always worse than late
Just ask the Cubs who finally won after 108
Internet fads, no matter how weird, give people a strange thrill
Even if it makes “normal” folks freeze and stand oddly still
Another challenge were the Olympics held in Brazil
While all others competed, for Phelps it was muy fácil
All the Mexicans keep coming here, it seems no one will stay
“We’ll build a huge wall- and the hombres will pay!”
In November the Silent Majorit
Donald J. Trump was elected to again
Celebrities vowed a move to ou
Trump did his part, now why do
Recently our esteemed Commander in Chief created a maelstrom
When in defense of his daughter he declared war on Nordstrom
Death is not something I wanted to bring up, your Purim poem maestro
An exception will be made this year for the demise of Fidel Castro
Speaking of dictators, Putin had fun in the USSR
While Americans were wondering, the elections did he mar?
If you were expecting a visit from Ahmed your friend
You’ll have to wait a few for the travel ban to end
I think we got it covered, most of the important news
Think about what happened and take time to muse
Purim is a day when we also recollect what transpired
All of the divine intervention to surely leave us inspired
Mordechai and Esther were the messengers of salvation
They rallied us Yidden, a deathly condemned nation
So we commemorate with mitzvos of this day, so dear
Giving tzedakah, eating a seudah and a Megilah to hear
And then there’s one more, to bring kinship with one another
We send m’shloach monos to our friend, teacher and brother
This poem got too long, now we need to bring it to an end
A freilechen Purim! To our teacher, brother and friend
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