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On Timbered Tree
by louis gander So proud the tree that grew freely with 'green-backed' leaves to show - but selfish sins brought greedy winds that blew them 'to and fro'. It had begun. The truth was spun. Some laws were 'redefined'. They had an itch to bail the rich but leave us poor behind. And then, so fast, the leaves they cast upon the stormy sky - where billions tossed when sadly lost - to bureaucratic lie. T'was blunder's greed! Bankrupt indeed - but fail? They were too big! So bailed out, they gained more clout and broke each little twig. Free enterprise then undersized - had undermined the oak. The witnesses? Small businesses - that saw their branches broke. From smallest twig to branches big, what future can be bright - when in a funk we find the trunk with but two limbs in sight? Oh, how can we, grow honestly when love for money gains - outstripping small when guilty call - and love for country wanes? Now every kind of termite find on timbered tree of thieves. And debt, the moss, our country's cost - when missing, are the leaves. 2013 louis gander - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED http://www.ganderpoems.org/ ------- Copyright 2021 by louis gander. Poetry for sermons, story poems and more... If you love story poems, then you'll love ganderpoems.org / no ads, no sign-up, no tracking. Just free inspirational poetry. Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |