Thanks for that insight Ray. I would agree with you there on the warped nature of the money markets. It happens time and time again. Every time there is a financial crisis, millions are lost to economies and millions made by these bastards. It struck me as really depressing how shortly (very shortly) after Japan got hit by the Tsunami and nuclear melt down - the news focussed on the market impact...

I don't understand finance enough but I would have thought that markets could be suspended just for a period of time for things to settle. If that was accepted practise and not out of the norm perhaps we could correct this shabby side of things.

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Thanks, ladies. Regarding the scapegoat martyrs - it's probably not exactly what you think. But anyway I did a 2nd version which omitted lines 5-8 and changed the title to Market Forces. I'm fascinated and appalled that somewhere - and this is just one example - there are people making money out of the crisis in Greece, placing wagers, making decisions that exacerbate the situation and ruin lives. And it will happen here, I guess. If this is the best system we can come up with we really are a sorry bunch.

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It's a very good poem Ray - but not obvious.

I'm presuming this is a piece of social commentary which is why I didn't comment initially. I'm still too ticked off by what's happened to appreciate talk of 'makeshift scapegoat martyrs on standby for the slaughter'

I liked the rythm you got going in that 3rd verse too - it mirrored the pounding of hooves - which I guess you were going for.

We're in different stands on this one Ray - it doesn't stop me appreciating the craftmanship of your work though.

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"a connoisseur of social symptoms" - indeed, you are, par excellence!

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Great rhythm to this Ray - love that third stanza, the staccato choppiness of it

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Hah! What an absolute waste of time! Over and out!

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