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Niagara Gazette — As now we bid farewell to ‘12,
Into such sadness do we delve
A weeping nation wond’ring what
Caused horror in Connecticut
Had not yet even cleared the last
Of mis’ry wrought by Sandy’s blast
Farewell to our beloved “Bro,”
Showed thousands how to do a show
Cat Casey left midst many tears:
Our furry playmate, 18 years
Doctor, heading home from drinking,
Hit girl; said he’d not an inkling
Retribution widely prayed for;
He got justice that he paid for.
Much debating concerned whether
Tightrope guy would wear a tether
Safely trussed, did Nik Wallenda
Turn Falls into hacienda
The nation voted for Barack,
Though GOP said “that’s a crock.”
Paetreus touched off scandal storm
For conduct out of uniform
In skirmish with biographor,
He redefined “the fog of war.”
Sabres boosters feel depleted;
Solace: team is undefeated
As for Bills, we cry “no more”
While other teams roll up the score
Like Mayans, Mets see end of days
While Bisons hook up with the Jays
Viking baseball gathered glory,
Reached States; only part of story
In playoff game, coach defined pride;
Used substitute whose Dad just died
Girls basketball won Section VI,
And almost foiled Rochester’s tricks.
Isle events were much less tragic,
Mural appeared, as if by magic
‘though project was conceived in haste,
It demonstrated our great Taste
Tim Horton’s, goodness, now we’ve two!
And Riverstone resurfaced, too.
Thruway showed its disdain of us,
Shutting down our walk-in office
The Queen enjoyed her Jubilee;
But others won’t the New Year see.
Mrs. Pinkow, we’ll be missing;
Richard Dawson, king of kissing;
Andrew Breitbart, blogging writer;
Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheiter;
Andy Griffith, pope of rural;
Thom Kincade, sketched light in mural
Heav’nly hosts now taking dibs
On Dave Brubeck and “Beejay” Gibbs
While his aide awaits inferno,
Time ran out for Joe Paterno;
Nora Ephron, screenwriting star,
And natural causes claimed “J.R.”
Isle lost Jackie LaMancuso;
64 years since wedding trousseau
For four years husband did his best,
‘til she was granted better rest
Bob Beach, his “Liz,” now beside her;
Actor, joker, easy rider
As New Year comes we wonder if
We’ll totter over fiscal cliff
Can optimism be foreseen
For any year that ends “‘13”?
Where once we hailed an Arab spring,
What fiery fruits its plantings bring.
Best to follow Newtown’s lead,
Bow our heads, for mercy plead
The recent news has made us humbler,
And hope ‘13’s a better number.
So as this year closes its door,
We hope we’ll see you in 1-4.
And do not fear us two to bug,
Come visit, Polly and Doug
Polly and DougE-mail pollyndoug@hotmail.com
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