It'll get worse, with no help from a verse
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POSTED: Friday, November 14, 2008
Ala Moana Center is in big kim chee.
Hilo Hattie filed for bankruptcy.
Bear Stearns was sold on the cheap.
Lehman Brothers made investors weep.
Circuit City might soon crash
And General Motors will run out of cash.
Wall Street went and spoiled it
Putting the economy in the toilet.
We are facing a terrible time
Which can't be soothed by any clever rhyme.
Daily headlines inspire the poet Joe Gedan, a retired U.S. magistrate judge who lives in Honolulu. His observations appear on Sundays and Fridays. He can be reached at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
