{"id":90558,"date":"2012-06-10T22:39:51","date_gmt":"2012-06-11T02:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/90558\/poem-gotcha\/"},"modified":"2012-06-10T22:39:51","modified_gmt":"2012-06-11T02:39:51","slug":"poem-gotcha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/90558\/poem-gotcha\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: GOTCHA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\"><strong><em>This was written in response to this week&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.friendburst.com\/blog\/90350\/magic-headline\/\">CPC Magic Monday poetry challenge<\/a> theme, the Magic of Headlines.<\/em><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\"><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/PicnPoems\/?action=view&amp;current=Gotcha.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/PicnPoems\/Gotcha.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Gotcha\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\"><strong>Daily headlines line my head.<br \/>\nTrailing deadlines drag like lead.<br \/>\nReal headlines infest like weed,<br \/>\nenhance or hinder lawn of need.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\"><strong>Some reflect a noble creed;<br \/>\nsome announce a dirty deed.<br \/>\nDid star Freddie eat a rodent?<br \/>\nDid he do what sane one wouldn\u2019t?<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\"><strong>Headlines spotlight victories<br \/>\nfor large competing entities:<br \/>\nSputnik Launched in Western sleep;<br \/>\nMan Lands On Moon, one giant leap.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\"><strong><font face=\"Arial\">Headline magic defines day<br \/>\nIt is all in what you say.<br \/>\nCompact phrase to grab the eye,<br \/>\npull eye\u2019s owner in to buy.<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\"><strong><font face=\"Arial\"> <\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\"><strong><font face=\"Arial\">Headline magic rustles thought:<br \/>\nmilestones marked or come to naught;<br \/>\nsome in a dispute are caught<br \/>\nor beg to ask: What hath God wrought?<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: large;font-weight: bold\"> <\/span><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\"><strong>Headline magic dreams fulfill<br \/>\nevery longing of the will.<br \/>\nType it bold on your heartscreen,<br \/>\nwhere its content can be seen.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\"><strong>Headline dream spotlights a wish<br \/>\nto reflect the perfect dish:<br \/>\ngarden peace served every day<br \/>\nwith mounds of love as the entree.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><br \/>\n<font size=\"3\"> Copyright June 10th 2012 RGD<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was written in response to this week&#8217;s CPC Magic Monday poetry challenge theme, the Magic of Headlines. Daily headlines line my head. Trailing deadlines drag like lead. Real headlines infest like weed, enhance or hinder lawn of need. Some reflect a noble creed; some announce a dirty deed. Did star Freddie eat a rodent? 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