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a poem -  it refers to a story on the cover of the Irish Times 05/03/09

 

I hope it isnt too depressing -

        anyway
        its called
        even the stuffed animals are leaving

        even the stuffed animals are leaving
        the gerbil the leopard  the shrew
        the bankers have gambled the money
        and nobody knows what to do
         

        even the stuffed animals are leaving
        they need a professional buff 
        a swipe with a duster just will not pass muster
        and some of them need a new stuff
         

        even the stuffed animals are leaving
        their fur needs a brush and a comb
        and some need a clean with a fancy machine
        and theres no one can do it at home
         

        even the stuffed animals are leaving
        they are all going somewhere more chic
        our Ecomomy's rapidly tanking
        - Immediate Future is bleak
         

        even the stuffed animals are leaving
        the leopard the rabbits and mice
        our Prospects are rapidly halfing
        Unemployment is just about Twice
         

        even the stuffed animals are leaving
        the badger the bat and  the whales
        the door has come off of the copter
        the country's  come off of the rails
         

        even the stuffed animals are leaving
        the dormouse the hare and the stoat
        the Taoiseach just hadn't the handle
        and that's why we are all up the spout
         

        even the stuffed animals are leaving
        the weasel the chipmunk the skunk
        classroom sizes will grow  to fifty or so
        just as hospital numbers have shrunk
         

        even the stuffed animals are leaving
        the ferret the wombat the vole
        the Metro is on the long finger
        the U2 tower's still just a hole
         

        even the stuffed animals are leaving
        from lemur to big wildebeeste
        gone West is our Waterford crystal
        and Dell is now heading off East
         

        even the stuffed animals are leaving
        the bison the squirrel the duck
        the light at the end of the tunnel
        is headlights of oncoming truck
         

        even the stuffed animals are leaving
        the lama the gibbon the seal
        the good times were just a chimera
        impending disaster looks real 
         

        even the stuffed animals are leaving
        they are all getting out while they can
        and under the eye of surprised passer by
        the tigers's shoved into a van 
         

        even the stuffed animals are leaving
        they are leaving the country bereft
        it is no use to pay to see the display
        for theres not a one of them left

         

        but is there just one bit of good news
        amidst all the tidings so drear ?
        for surely all clouds  have linings not shrouds
        and there must be a silver one here ...

         

        Im scanning the news for that one ray of hope
        that would show a way out of this grime
        nope ! one more nail in this horrible tale

        it says " toll road through Tara's ...on time "  8 |

          

marcellavee  08/03/09