No news is good news

I want to bury my head in the sand;
I want to disown this land.
Turn off the news please,
Cancel the paper, save the trees.

It's never been this bad
And my reaction is to get mad.
Which quickly turns to sad.
I refuse, I choose to be glad.



When the sorrows and worries
loom large in the news stories
I turn my back and look
to escape in a good book.

I have to believe that doom and gloom
will not prevail; flowers will bloom
families will gather in love and care Friends support each other and share.

So I am taking a vow to turn off the news
It will carry on without my views.
Mindfulness practice, my new defense
Living my life with less stress.

I urge you to join me in quiet repose
Pray if it helps you to be composed.
Look at the joys in your own life
and do your best to ignore the world's strife.

Irresponsible, you say?
but I've had my day.
So I'll do my best
to enjoy the rest.

The hell with Lou Dobbs, ok?