The Market Place
Investors are encouraged to take more risk
and automatically receive more reward
ignoring the basic law of physic
“every action has an equal and opposite reaction”
also applies to investing in stocks.
Tiny asset bubbles lacking a preemption doctrine
central banks can’t identify ex-ante
becoming global in size
only to burst into an financial storm
making government the lender of last resort.
The market place is a dangerous place,
one second delight, one anguish and pain
increasing scales of suffering
as the numbers go down
and the collective pulse goes up.
A storm driven by fear
created by greed
seemingly coming from nowhere,
unforeseen by economic experts,
reducing the value of everything.
Expectations change
what was bad becomes good
knowing it could have been worse
emotions soothe with bourbon
in preparation for tomorrow’s unknown.
Each day comes early
as causalities in Asia, then Europe
allowing a view of what’s to come
a market of “things are bad,
but tomorrow will be better.”
The misery stretches long
as the shadows of October
seeming to have no end
only to start again
at the sound of the bell.
Young talking heads
spew doggerel words of fear, while
countering sages poetry of wisdom
only to be ignored
too obvious to be accepted.
Now is the time to buy
while people of greed are
selling as the Dow charts a tail-spin
only to become a symbol
of the demons of risk.
kenne
Hi Kenne,
I always appreciate reading your perspective on current situations. Thanks for your gift of writing. The times ahead are not going to be easy. We all will be living simpler lives. And that is not so bad!
Another great one! You are becoming Sarte I see.