I’m flattered when you find my blog!
The Internet maintains a log
Of all the countries that alight
Perhaps, by chance, on what I write…
I keep a handle on world news
But carefully avoid strong views
As you must make up your own mind;
Poets do try to be kind.
But it is clear the world’s a mess!
Disasters of all types cause stress;
Witness flooding in Nepal*
Where Man can't take the blame at all!
Poor country, where the living’s hard;
Hapless souls now deeply scarred;
Survivors faced with mud display
As fragile homes are washed away…
Wars rage on – a truce is sought
But selfish interests lead to nought
Young lives, full of promise, die
While petrol prices leap sky-high!
Death comes to stars** and kings alike;
Norway’s King Harald** *died last night …
The world we loved and knew, departs
Before us now – a new game starts!
(c) Poet in the woods 2026
* Over 2000 deaths on night of 26-27.8.2026
** i.e. Dolly Parton aged 80, who died on 25.8.2026
*** King Harald V of Norway, aged 89, who died on 27.8.2026
He is succeeded by his son King Haakon VIII
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