2015 Year ... In Rhyme
2015 - The Year In Rhyme
As 2015 comes to a close,
we thought it wise to mention those
Who made this year one we'll we'll recall
But forgive us if we don't name all
But let's start early with the late Yogi Berra
A cheer for this icon of his era
Soldier, champion catcher, linguist
And the future franchise Knick Porzingis!
And what about the price of gas
Ryan Seacrest, Jazz greats Marsalis
To the Queens Chambers' exec
Former energy man, Thomas Grech
To the metro area business thriller
The newly wide eyed Adrian Miller
Three areas codes now put their trust in
My ubiquitous buddy, David Gussin
The sports poetry of Walt Clyde Frazier
and if the NRA or Self driving cars don't phase ya
What of the same sex marriage clerk Kim Davis?
We Hail New York's finest, New York's bravest,
Fashion's Christian Dior,
Karl Lagerfeld, J-Lo - there's more!
This season Tommy Hilfiger's so jolly,
And so's Giambattista Valli,
Merry Business in this part of the planet
To Long Beach Chamber's Mark, Mike and Janet
And in this Presidential Stump,
There's Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump,
A republican ticket could be quite a pair
(The Donald's Veep might be his hair)
A toast to Sting, Ahmad Jamal, Chris Walken
Bah humbug to team Volkswagen
Holidays best to Google's Page and Brin
The one percent's Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Carlos Slim
This year ushered Princess Charlotte's birth
We wish joy to the long lived man of mirth
90 year old Dick Van Dyke
Pope Francis, and the Fed rate hike
We're concerned for the health of Charlie Sheen,
Lamar Odom, climate change, Joel Olstein,
Our hearts are warmed by the climate accord
We check under the tree for
afford--
Able healthcare for all of us regular folks
And escape by laughing at Louis CK's jokes
To Michael Moore and Michael Kay
The cast of Hamilton on Broadway
A loving thought a special word
To all the family Weisenberg
And admiration we exude
For Amy Schumer's posing nude
God speed is wished Jen and Justin by us
As we look away from Miley Cyrus
Triple Crown wishes to American Pharoah
Billy Joel, Springsteen, Paul and Ringo
Holiday cheer to Justin Bieber
Han Solo, Chewie, General Lia
And a hearty Deck the Hall
To Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal
And audio greetings please discern
For Mad Dog, Mike and Howard Stern
To hoops wizard Stephan Curry
Lebron, Eli Manning, Kobie
To Odell Beckham and Spike Lee
To Ashton Kutcher, Dick Vitale
We raise a glass to Taylor Swift
Let Sanders and Fiorina have no holiday rift,
a toast to Katy Perry, Uber
And to America's new friend, Cuba
A sad word for the late lion, Cecil
And to Vlad Putin, Angela Merkel
Joy to Mary Tyler Moore
and the Dark Star orchestra
Concern for countless refugees
The downhill trend of Bill Cosby
To the transformed Caitlyn Jenner
And the champion women of U.S. Soccer
Tuneful greetings to Adele,
to Skelos and speaker Silver: farewell
To Martin Skreli and Harendra Singh
I'm afraid we do not wish a thing
oh, wait, on second thought a wish we do
A New Horizons trip to Pluto!
to Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, George Clooney
to the Mara's - Tim, and actress Rooney
To the Weinsteins, Dustin Hoffman and to
Israel's Benny Netanyahu
To the New York Rangers, Islanders, Mets
The Yankees, Knicks, the Brooklyn Nets
To Jon Hamm, to Gwyneth Paltrow
To Thrones' apparently passed on Jon Snow
A healthy happy holiday we mean a
Joyful one to the amazing Serena,
And so this hot December day
to Oprah and Doc Phil we say
To the Bushes, and Obamas
To all Papas, to all Mamas
To every living girl and boy
Our wish for peace our ode to joy