Another song for another
year with hopes it was expected
And true to form I hit a snag
in countless nuances detected
Because when it came to the markets,
disparate voices failed to join
Supporting news with reporting views that were
like two sides of a coin
But ah ha! I thought, two sides of a coin is both
different and the same
So here are my memories of 2017 the year
everyone played that game
The year began for the clearly confused
Connected on all sides by the anxiously amused
With the only choice to feed the passive aggression
Between the world of silence and one of expression
And all in the company of a bevy of pundits
Some intelligent, some elegant, but
overwhelming in abundance
And whether to deliberately collide or recklessly avoid
They aimed to divide with dismay and poise
Which is why I think the markets spiraled
up this year
Because advanced Capitalism doesn’t really care
After all, its risk that
presumes the noticeable from the absent
Competing with the gut that curries randomness as a
practical tangent
And with proof to explain it conspicuously
absent
Some chose
to dismiss it while others amassed it
And while expectation and exclamation are entertaining
feats
Uncertainty still prevailed between the prevailing and
unique
Industry prevailed in remaining weirdly normal
The body politic uniquely projected the sloppily formal
Kicking an economy suffering too long from malaise
Watching it rise up unexpectedly in an unplanned
escape
First came strong job growth, a continued trend with a
twist
Affecting sectors of the economy for which previous
policy was remiss
But it didn’t stop there, GDP was just
getting started
Productivity arrived as deficiency departed
It even empowered consumers and sellers alike
Choosing internet bounties over department store fights
Further helped by the power our weak currency can bring
Turning imports into exports in a much welcome
swing
And reversing seven years of declining inflation
Its sudden appearance was met with bold
hesitation
Calling out to a Fed too frequently open
ended
The time to raise rates had to
be seriously defended
Now near the finish line we find ourselves at record
highs
All that remained for the complicit and the wise
Was the ultimate internet gift both animated and
trite
An obsession called bitcoin hacked into our lives
So, here we are at the end of the year
With as much to rejoice in as for some to fear
But even that description fails to address
That there’s much in this world that can still impress
And maybe that’s a bit optimistic to some
Life’s an adventure to conquer, not to succumb
And pithy oxy-poems, like this one can come and go
But wishing for a brighter future will never
get old
WISHING YOU AND
THOSE YOU LOVE
A WONDERFUL AND WINNING
2018!
