My poem containing snippets of news headlines on the recent snow downfall. It's sort of about the language techniques used to convey fear and how, through our very British attitudes, newspapers like the Daily Mail can control people relatively easily, impacting on their awareness of present goings on. The poem itself came out fairly nice, even though it only came down to copy, past and rearrange. I might even get it printed.

prolonged cold spell
bear the brunt
not just a short, sharp shock
widespread icy roads
freezing weather takes a hold
risk of heavy snow
worst November snow for 17 years
winds usher in a freezing fortnight
freezing weather shut dozens of schools
chaos for millions
adverse conditions
cold snap was set to tighten its grip
experts warned the Big Chill
possible blizzard conditions
freezing temperatures yesterday
snow brought havoc to the roads
we're all going to die