2025 Redux

It's going on Christmas, and you know what that means

Time to take stock and look back at what took over our screens

Some highs, some cringes, there was much sturm und drang

Let's take but a moment to see all that went bang

Like him or hate him, it was all about Trump

There was hardly a genre that didn't get bumped

The list practically endless, the outcomes diverse

Some thought it tremendous, many others, the worst

Energy, taxes, gender and trade

Tariffs, diversity, crime, foreign aid

Troops in the streets, no woke in the arts

Economic whiplash, and that's just for a start

Beyond the disruption he has brought to our shores

In hot spots beyond he's affected the score

In Gaza some progress, but the fighting's not ceased

Despite playing all sides, Kyiv can't find any peace

Meanwhile Congress seems to just tilt and squawk

But when it came down to budget, the Dems they did balk  

A shutdown, the longest, and neither side budged

Then 6 weeks later the blue wall got smudged

A waste? Perhaps not. There seemed a new theme

With Mikie and Abby, the resistance gained steam

Still, as this hits the page there's a definite shift

Will the movement continue? Or will his numbers get lift?

Is Zohran a movement? Will the swing be to blue?

Is the tide turning leftward? So say quite a few

Predictions are tough, it's a fool's path to tread

It's forever till the midterms, we've a long year ahead

Meanwhile, elsewhere, (yes there is elsewhere indeed)

A new Pope took over, an American breed

Thieves hit the Louvre, fires swept through LA

Melissa flooded Jamacia, turned streets into bays

In seven games for the ages, the Dodgers slipped past the Jays

While in Bball the Thunder put the Pacers away

The Panthers netted the puck, the Eagles they flew

While in Las Vegas and roundball the Aces did too

The word of the year, well, two letters for sure

If you've played with AI then you know the allure

It's like there's a ghost that lives in the box

A savior or devil?  Neither side has a lock

On the big screen (yes, some still like to sit in the dark)

Lilo & Stitch hit it out of the park

The Impossible Mission came to an end

And Hunters of Demons sang to a KPop trend

Ozzy, Gene Hackman, Willie Mays, Jimmy Cliff

Brian Wilson, George Forman, Dick Cheney, Loretta Swit

Just some bold names that passed, they departed this fray

For me, the boldest of all, my mom slipped away

In spite of all that, there were high spots indeed

With family and friends, and helping others in need

We took trips, went to concerts, had dinners with pals

Saw sights, had adventures in different locales

It's simple but I'm happy, and yes, that's a trope

But it's true none the less, so I'll end with this hope

Add to laughter and good times, whatever your kicks

May you find peace, love and happiness, and a great ‘26

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Marc Wollin of Bedford thanks all for spending some time in this space. His column appears weekly via email and online on Substack and Blogspot as well as Facebook, LinkedIn and X.