Gloom & Doom

I’ve been scanning the local papers
But there isn’t any room
To print any good news
In the Weekly Gloom and Doom

They’re stuffed full of deaths and disasters
And one can only assume
That nobody has a sense of humour
At the Weekly Gloom and Doom

Some papers are well written
A lot more than a few
With several humorous articles
Like the Scotsman and Guardian too

I wish that the local papers
Could surely find the room
To print some light-hearted news
Not just gloom and doom

The purists will probably disagree
And say that news must be bad
For it to get into a newspaper
Which I think is really sad

So I will keep on writing
Inspired by the National news
And try to find something witty
While others blow a fuse!

THE GHILLIE FILE