Poet takes a look in review of the year 2000 The Millennium The Millennium came and nearly went Before we had a president We laughed at predictions of the Devil’s tricks Then it all came down like a ton of bricks We renewed our prescr

Poet takes a look in review of the year 2000 The Millennium The Millennium came and nearly went Before we had a president We laughed at predictions of the Devil’s tricks Then it all came down like a ton of bricks We renewed our prescriptions to handle the stress Of Florida’s ballots and the ensuing mess Reno said that Elian couldn’t stay Hey! What’s with Florida anyway? We survived Survivors, Big Bro, Millionaire Many went down with Alaska Air We pushed one, we pushed two, it made us cuss

When a voice said "your call is important to us."

Skin was in at the Academy Awards

Some watched the Olympics, some were plain bored!

The economy was good, we went off the dole

Dastardly terrorists bombed the Cole

As gas prices went up, SUV sales got bigger

The Stock Market was up, now it’s bombed, so go figger!

Harry Potter was "the book"

The hackers, still at it

The Israelis and Arabs had just about had it

We were warned of the dangers of the cellular phone

The Rams beat the Titans, Schwarzenegger, his clone

Woods beat himself and sold more shoes

Firestone is singing the Class Action Blues

The generic code got broke

The Supreme Court spoke

But things change as the pendulum swings

So take heart, it’s not over ‘til the fat lady sings.

Geraldine Forer Spagnoli

Calabasas