Stuck on the Tarmac

A winter weather system took a dump,

Began its trek east with a blast of arctic air.

The crusty ends, right behind, came hard.

Cuban political prisoners thawed cigars,

Conceived an evolved star, a stunning nebula.

They reshaped the nation’s obesity

By starting a flu epidemic.

 

Three officers flew to Utah after attending the funeral of

A black kitten, 3 months old, who enjoyed chemical weapons.

A watchdog talked about the Cold War,

Ideological invention, dirty clothes, and a hot idea

Former chief justice Robert issued a formal opinion

Fifty years after the victim was beheaded.

 

A fierce debate raged within the military because

Soldiers illegally remembered the holocaust.

Do you believe passengers, stuck on the tarmac

For 12 hours, should swim in the Mediterranean Sea?

Western Asia was sentenced to two years for corruption.

The first of Virginia’s 72 governors wore a rug on his head.

On non-network channels

Obama endured great pain to explain

Taliban is not terrorist, the Afghan-based

Organization claimed an attack on contract

A fighter infiltrated security forces

The U.S. spent $65 billion to build details

Refused to buy war rugs with overt designs

For fear they would put off strong Pharisees

They would not acknowledge their faith

Put out of the synagogue, a rabbi

Peeped at mikveh and refused to move

An e-mail sent to congregants encouraged

Energetic and highly musical worship

A passionate audience collaborated quickly

On the toughest ex-wife’s new husband

In a syndicated series during the latter half

The 80s were sold to local want ads

Reruns and unusual programming debuted

On non-network channels any who

Mostly crappy where I grew up and watched

Each weekend pass without friends

Paying the Rent

He threw his daughter off a bridge

Joyfully left God’s hands reaching

Trusting the Lord to cleanse his questions

 

Your joy or sorrow for all eternity depends on

Becoming frail, your death coming suddenly

Listen carefully to the nurses, they may suggest

Struggling to sell sandwiches instead

 

Reshaping goodbye, these big names

Find a way to speak to you

If your sentences are correct

 

This is my thank you to the world

Not everything is abounding in corn

Trite and mawkishly sentimental

A soap opera for film

 

Television can teach, not just act

The objective is to record images

Drawn from my museum collection

 

Fundraising generates additional investment

The Chinese make things people actually want

And spend as little as possible on rent