His Last Embrace In 2009? Poem by Sandra Martyres
His Last Embrace In 2009?
He has once again raised his ugly head
Taking the shape of a deceptive desert serpent
His first port of call was the most talked about Emirate
Which he slowly but surely drew into a tight embrace
Leaving it both breathless and penniless
As the news hit the headlines it sent shivers
Down the spines of both bankers and regulators
Both already under tremendous pressure over the
Economic excesses of past decade exposed in 2008
The world reaction was stark as markets tanked in unison
Leaving the rich and famous once again in shock
They are now desperately trying to assess the impact
Of the financial meltdown on their plush Palm Island villas
The real estate honchos are also licking their own wounds
Will they disappear into oblivion as their investments
Like sandcastles get blown away by the desert winds
Is this really the last kiss of the financial demon in 2009
Or will he slither away in search of a new destination?
A nice symbolic poem....my sentiments too about the financial crisis in this world....good write....
This is a very clever and witty poem, Sandra, and it's exceptionally well expressed in every line, a wonderful delight to read. One doesn't often see a poet so well versed with the financial world and able to write about it quite accurately as you have in this splendid poem! Carl.
Sandra, the clarity in which you write sends shivers down everyone of us as the financial serpent claims us one by one. Top marks for this thought provoking poem my friend. Hugs David
a fine poem just difficult to digest how a rich emirate is saddled with such a cash crunch, indeed a fine write by a economist poet 10 +++
Such a downer is the beginning of your poem, econmics and poetry.
This booms and busts moves in cycle, even his embrace in 2009 is his last embrace, still it would surely return in future.........a good write.....
final bite? it isn't yet Sandra...a lot more we can expect...sooner than later...first in the Dragon country...our neighbors...next? well, in our own where we worship serpents (Nagas) ! good piece on contemporary happenings...10
karma is a long snake and sooner or later the head reaches the tail and delivers the fatal bite...hopefully we learn from this see that greed amounts to nothing.....
truth very symbolically expressed...very well done
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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The seriousness in this theme provides me a great learning lesson as I 'm only much a home-bound woman, quite unaware of the same...I really enjoy reading this kind of your poems....thanks a lot Sandra