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All Around The World

There's a tidal wave in Tonga
   There's a blizzard in Bombay
There's a whirlwind in Wyoming
   And a lockdown in LA
There's a power cut in Paris
   There's a panic in Peru...
But what the hell do I care
   When I'm lying here with you?

There's a flood in Famagusta
    There's a famine in Milan
There's an avalanche in Aspen
     And another in Japan
There's a deluge in New Dehli
     There's a drout in Timbuktu...
But what the hell do I care
   When I'm lying here with you?

There's a mutiny in Moscow
     There's a riot in Rangoon
There's a bloodbath in Djibouti
     And a coup in Cameroon
There's a meltdown in Malawi
     There's a massacre in Crewe...
But what the hell do I care
   When I'm lying here with you?

 

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Marla Joy

Sun 19th Jan 2025 18:35

I think you do care, else you wouldn't write about it. Enjoyed your poem. Marla

Rolph David

Sun 19th Jan 2025 17:13

Nice work Branwell!

I knew all the places, but believe it or not, I had to google "Famagusta" and "Crewe"!

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Stephen Gospage

Sun 19th Jan 2025 16:38

Superbly written, with great rhythm and rhyme, Bramwell. Poem of the month, I reckon.

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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Sun 19th Jan 2025 11:01

Thanks, branwell.
Life in perspective.

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