Albright and Beautiful?

NATO, Brussels: main roads blocked

Opportunity now knocks!

An “Extra” flies in from abroad:

The plan - to broker an accord.

 

I don’t pretend to know the score

As Madeleine Albright* is no more

But diplomacy is still the game

On the agenda is ……e**!

 

The talk is mostly of defence;

The Powers-That-Be stay on the fence

Although vast budgets are discussed;

What happens now? In God we trust…

 

France plans elections*** at this time;

The U.S. suffers “spring break” crime;

Australia and New Zealand say

That COVID tests will be passé!

 

Disgruntled staff on shipping line

So, tourists cancel trips – big time!

Soaring prices at the pumps …

In brief, we all feel in the dumps!

(c) Poet in the woods 2022

* Former U.S. Secretary of State (born Marie Jana Korbelová; May 15, 1937 – March 23, 2022)

Current President of the USA is Joe Biden

**  Ukraine

*** On 10th April, 2022

Inspiration for title: 1848 Hymn by C.F. Alexander