Verses from Stories by Dennis Overbye, Sean Sullivan, and Jon Levine

Dennis Overbye. NYT.

CLOSEST STAR TO EARTH ABOUT

TO BLOW ITS TOP!

@overbye

Betelgeuse is one strange star,

full of molten cinnabar.

Galvic rays from center core

bombard planets by the score.

And some kind of weird persona

dances on the white corona.

Actually, it's all a fib --

science tempts me to ad lib.

What that distant orb may do

won't keep me from a barbecue!

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ANTI-WAR CANDIDATE BERNIE SANDERS

SAYS AMERICA SHOULD PULL ITS 

HORNS IN!

@WaPoSean

Cannon fodder ain't the way

I would wish to spend my day;

I'm not happy in the least

messing with the Middle East.

Bernie, if you truly can

foster peace -- then I'm you're man.

But I fear if you're elected

all your goals will be neglected,

since the White House seems to brake

even those most wide awake.

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BRIT ROYALTY REFUSES 

TO USE SEAT BELTS!

@LevineJonathan

Careless Queen Elizabeth,

we'd hate to see you crash

and turn yourself into a bowl

of bloody Windsor hash.

Be kind to all your subjects

and please buckle up right now

before you hit the road again

and into Big Ben plow!