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Breaking News......Again
by Patrick A Granfors → (All Poetry by Patrick A Granfors)
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The bane of the evening news......neverending car chases

One foot on the gas pedal One foot on the brake Cop car in the rear view mirror I can’t catch no break Cookie jar has a narrow neck I’ve got a big fat hand The sum of all this madness Is far more than I had planned News chopper flying overhead Observing this crazy race It’s all about the ratings Nothing beats a cop car chase I can hear them blathering now What is he wanted for? Despite the stupid speculation Viewers keep hanging on for more I know what they're hoping for Tales of the wild west Shootouts on the freeway Keeps the audience impressed Guess I better pull over now This is going way too far It’s the last time I take a cookie From the Police Chief’s cookie jar Copyright 2010 Patrick Granfors

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on November 8, 2010

Houston voters just nixed our red light camera program. Let the carnage begin...

Ron

Reviewed by Ed Matlack

Reviewed on November 5, 2010

What is the reward for the missing cookie, cause I will turn you in, as i need the money...;-) e

Reviewed by Paul Berube

Way to go, Patrick.

Reviewed by Annabel Sheila

You definately have a very clever way with words,Patrick....giggle....very funny!Thanks for the chuckles....

Anna

Reviewed by Mr. Ed

It�s all about the ratings,
Nothing beats a cop car chase;

Except perhaps, yet another mass shooting,
Mayhem and violence - we, the human race.

Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan

clever writing! i saw one of these as i waited for a flight -the chase was in Florida

Reviewed by Chip Bergeron

Reviewed on November 4, 2010

Bad cop, no cookie!!!!!

Chip Bergeron

Reviewed by Christine Tsen

This has your trademark wit, Patrick, as well as your compelling insight.
Christine

Reviewed by Richard King

Nice riding with you Patrick, we'll have to do this again some time real soon. Really enjoyed the conversation too. Thanks Dick

Reviewed by Sage Sweetwater

Why some people are behind the wheel, I don't know...Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise in Cannonball Run...Farrah Fawcett's nipples would have caused me to crash! I'd love to drag the gut with you and Eileen! Crank up the tunes Sammy Haggar I Can't Drive 55! And some Beach Boys 409 and Jan and Dean Deadman's Curve. Yea!

Love,
Sage

Reviewed by Mark Lichterman

Living in Southern California, your wonderfully so true poem is not an unusual circumstance but a daily occurrence that so often gets national news coverage.
Mark

Reviewed by Peter Schlosser (Reader)

It all started with OJ Simpson. The Juice Legacy. Now we have to endure this every week. Wish they'd cover the off-shore banking theft of the US economy the same way. Thanks for the laughs!!

Reviewed by JASMIN HORST SEILER

Try the bankers next, they could give you advice, if you know what I mean. Thanks for the ride, it was better than the noose, oops a Freudian slip........ Blessings! Jasmin Horst