The Sunday NY Times Week in Review section published reader poems about the economic downturn. Here is a sampling. Contribute one by leaving a comment.
Those of us who’ve lost it all,
Thought not about the cost at all.
Those of us who are content,
Gave thought to every single cent.
- John Duvall, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
And:
The new recession
when rich folks must shop Costco
to save on Chanel.
- Maya Leland, Kaneohe, Hawaii
And:
I worked 50 years since I was 16
Saw visions ahead of the American dream
Saved and I saved, no splurges in sight
Bought an apt at the market’s height
Maxed my IRA and 401 too
Put it in blue chips, not CDOs like you
I dreamed of Paris and Venice and Rome
But I’ll be staying a lot closer to home
While all the bankers enjoyed their spree
Financed by naive ones like you and like me
- Barbara Roston, New York, N.Y.
And:
OK
401K
40.1K
4.01K
.401K
.0401K
NOT OK
-Gerald Duffy, Portsmouth, N.H.
And finally:
Last weekend
i wanted to buy something
spend a grand or two.
But then I remembered what the TV said
about the future
about tomorrow
about how I may not have a job.
So I sat by the window
and watched
the snow fall instead.
- Thomas Bernard Marblo, Charlotte, N.C.
