When newspapers ruled all the earth

When newspapers ruled all the earth
reporters found there was no dearth
of work and of play,
plus plenty of pay.
But now it's like giving of birth . . . 

The circus is

The circus is more than an art.
It's part of America's heart.
Clowning or juggling,
why is it struggling?
To old and young it's like Head Start. 

The Hawaiian Shirt

O pardon me for being curt,
but I want a bright Maui shirt.
I'd look really spruce
in something with puce,
that makes fashionista's eyes hurt. 

The avocado

When eating the avocado
I'm looking for taste bravado.
Don't engineer, please,
this song from the trees
and make it an off-key Mikado!

Sean Hannity

Sean Hannity recently said
the Fourth Estate nearly is dead.
He ought to say it;
since he did slay it
with stories as soft as white bread. 

Haiku: Words are butterflies

Words are butterflies
Not hornets at the picnic
Form them tenderly

There once was a nurse from Grand Junction

From the Wall Street Journal:

OAKLAND, Calif.—The 185,000-strong National Nurses United is the scrubs-wearing symbol of a split in the Democratic Party that threatens to inflict damage at the presidential nominating convention in Philadelphia.

While Hillary Clinton tries to bring the nomination battle to a close and unite the party before the general election showdown with presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, the nurses are having none of it. They are looking for a fight.

There once was a nurse from Grand Junction

who thought it her paramount function

to needle Ms Clinton

and keep her from sprintin'

to the White House with such unction. 

The TV Reporter

The TV reporter pretends
to follow legitimate trends.
But if they film sex
and lots of car wrecks
they soon own a Mercedes Benz. 

If you're old and homeless

If you're old and homeless there is something you can do
to improve your station and obtain a better view.
Just think a happy thought throughout the day, my hobo friend,
and you will find your homelessness will come right to an end.
For thoughts control our actions, and our actions make things right,
and soon you will not sleep inside a cardboard box each night!
Don't ask for help from others, for they're far too busy now
buying condos and good meals and doing things highbrow.
Pull upon your bootstraps and repent of all your sloth
and you will soon have caviar instead of chicken broth.
Once you face the fact that being homeless is a crime,
you can leave those other bums behind in quick-step time!

The Poor

(Mathew 26:11)

When Jesus proclaimed that the poor

Would be with us forevermore,

Does that justify

The hungry child’s cry

Or having a cardboard décor?