Busted, Broke and Bankrupt

Written for Tovli's challenge: Write a prose poem USING ALL TEN WORDS WRITE A PROSE POEM THAT ACKNOWLEDGES LOSS. TITLES DON'T COUNT. CORPORATE, MAD, ARRIVED, PIECE, MONEY, SMILED, MOON, TUNE, FIGURED, LIVING

 

Busted, Broke and Bankrupt   Too many smiled at living large and arrived, mad money in hand, to grab that piece figured to be a perfect stake in the stock market's windfall dream. After all, isn't it true that the moon should be the only limit to success? As one piece of the pyramid's puzzle toppled, corporate greed ate two more hunks. Not only the hungry sing for their supper these days as a familiar tune plays, "Buddy, can you spare a dime?" By Sharon Miller Bolander © 2009 (All rights reserved)

Reviews

[Norman 223]

Loved the wry humour in the cartoon, loved the commonsense warning about easily acquired wealth.
Question:- Was the black background with obscured type ( I had to highlight it to make it legible) a metaphor for the hidden dangers of plunging into the murky world of finance ???? :-)

[Knight in Armor]

The picture you use is perfect for your piece. Well done, ma'am!

[Tovli]

very profane--up to the minute with a hint of reality and humour. tovli

[Helena]

Well, what can I say to this except Bravo! Excellent write for Tovli's Ten and a
superb write within its own right! ~ Helena :)

[angelina neves]

Another Wonderful piece! :)

[Nancy Lee Shrader]

You stay true to form. Another amazing piece of work. Well done!