Every day on the Daily Poet we present the day's news in poetry form. Do you want to play too? Simply pick a news item and place your poem in the comments below. Poetry and news. These two were meant to be wed.
The Cardinals
they'll vote for Pope
Is that democracy?
Oh no, no, nope
Los Angeles
shook, shook, shook
And New Yorkers can
still drink the dope
Isn't that
what it's all about?
Popes, rattles, and dopes
Popes, rattles, and dopes





4 comments
March 12th, 2013 9:36 AM
The Pope is a dope
I said the Pope is a dope
The Pope is a dope
March 12th, 2013 10:41 AM
They’re voting for pope
to stop earthquakes in LA
and stop New York sweets
March 12th, 2013 12:43 PM
Here comes a new pope
a billion Catholics hope
that he’ll rope-a-dope
March 12th, 2013 4:27 PM
Everyone’s a dope
dope dope dope dope dope dope dope
everyone, a dope