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Front Page News
by Kristina Woodhill
Lying abed drowsily,
hearing early morning traffic grumbles
begin their stop-and-go surging
she envisioned her choice
front page story,
something to cut the grunge,
dry the smeared blood of
yesterday's list of horrors
Something like:
Local bear
goes on a hugging spree!
Dark, furry figure
seen leaving its abode
first reported
approaching person
traversing parking lot
lumbering up
to stunned-in-place man,
bear apparently reared up,
firmly hugging,
a catch and release approach,
person claims,
as bear moved on
Fishing for something,
the man said,
I dunno,
but it felt good,
that heart to heart
Similar reports filtered in
throughout the day
Fallen elderly woman lifted out of a tight spot,
hug from bear included
Children on playground
surround over-sized teddy bear
doling out hugs,
screams of laughter
ricocheting off schools'
so-weary bricked walls
Red rover red rover
send black bear right over
Every customer in dollar store
got their money's worth;
get a hug, get another hug
Build-a-Bear
changed their name for the day,
ordering articulated arms
to fill demands
Fat man claimed
his new best squeeze
Skinny woman feigned a swoon
over wearing a genuine fur coat
Well, sure,
dogs threw a fit,
cats hid,
Goldilocks and bear
circled each other
at the Plaza
wondering who would
blink or wink first
Best sighting reported:
armored vehicles,
armored people
dissolved into the pavement
like pastel sidewalk chalk
on a rainy day
Furry paw stamp of approval,
file story and print
10/08/2019 Posted on 10/08/2019
Copyright © 2025 Kristina Woodhill
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 10/09/19 at 12:09 PM LOL Love the/your sense of humor in this one, Kris. Surreal, but realistic enough this could be played out on the small or big screen, satisfying enough to play out in the screens of our minds. |
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