I was awake very early this morning and I listened to the news.
I put the news on early this morning,
As I lay wide awake in my bed,
In the hope it would calm the thoughts,
That so often gather in my head.
But oblivion was just not to be
As I listened to the woes of the world,
All the dreadful things that are happening
For me were being slowly unfurled.
I heard about the war in the Middle East,
About the terrible air strikes there have been,
And of the bombing of schools and civilians,
And of the awful sights children have seen.
I heard about the closure of stores
And of employees going on the dole,
And of pension schemes being reviewed,
Prospects of work doing little to console.
I heard that council tax debts have increased
Because many are unable to pay
And due to the effects of the financial crisis
No longer in their homes can they stay
Then to make things worse the weather came on
With the news that the freeze is still here.
In the south temperatures are worse than Iceland
With no sign that it’s going to clear.
With all these problems now added to my own
I decided to write down all that I’d heard,
Then I said to myself how lucky I was
To be able to put my thoughts into words.
You have managed to sum up here just what so many of us are feeling right now. I wish there was a channel called happy news where we could find out things that happen every day to lift our spirit. Luckily triond is here for us to escape to and read about the rich tapestries of life! Thanks Christine 
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