GREAT DEPRESSION 2010
The world is in financial chaos
For which I can see no end,
The Great Recession of 2008
Will become a Great Depression by 2010.
With Kevin Rudd out of control
The financial meltdown cannot end,
Unless Rudd-the-dud begins to think
We’ll have a Great Depression by 2010.
But a man of words and not actions
What kind of message can Kevin Rudd send?
That will alleviate the mounting catastrophe
To prevent a Great Depression by 2010.
Australia’s financial world is run by eunuchs
Whereas once it was run by men,
Unless we can cut away all the dead weight
We’ll have a Great Depression by 2010.
We’ve learnt no lessons from the past
We make the same mistake over again,
Unless we start to take stock of history
There will be a Great Depression by 2010.
THE END
© Copyright 2021, Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
About this poem
I actually wrote this poem in 2008, but due to the inane 'leadership' of Kevin Rudd (-the Dud!), a depression seemed certain by 2010. In fact, Australia only had a Great Recession - not quite as bad!
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Written on November 06, 2008
Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on August 08, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
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Words | 147 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3 |
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