Satirical poem on the Great British obsession with weather news as seen on BBC News 24.

Weatherman Tomasz Schafernaker expressing Cumbrian concern

Re flooding crisis – Cockermouth bridge blown down,

Community cut off and entire town’s

Economy affected.  Few lessons learned

From previous downpours, storms.  Recreation

For some in SE England, windsurfers off Dover

Enjoying the swell.  Billie Piper part-blown over

Brolly inside out, snapped by Chelsea paparazzo,

Agent and ruffled fur of terrier pet in tow.

Hebridean gulls revelling in the blustery conditions

But, in Easter Ross, barely a wind to move turbines

Despoiling landscape near Ben Wyvis.  Random news

Items on hurricane aftermouth, New York; Turin motor show -

Mona Lisa ad hoarding windswept revamp.  Back to Tomasz S -

Gusty winds in London; how will they all cope?  God bless!

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  • Sheri Fresonke Harper on Jan 18, 2010

    lol, coping has such a relative scale :)

  • EGZ on May 2, 2010

    Cheers for your feedback Sheri, not seen you on facebook much recently, busy writing?

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