A very well phrased and thought out verse: and I can't help but say I've thought of and agree with your conclusion. Some places really should be just for the birds and turtles, fish, etc...There's not enough of those especially near big cities. Hope all is better...

You make some very timely and lucid points here, Ron. Thank you. Love and peace to you,

Regis

I believe that there is a big difference between a hand up and a hand out, Ron, and I find little hope coming from the latter. I think it is important to co-exist and to help those who truly need, but constantly tossing food, money and sympathy at those who have no desire to change their ways is an exercise in futility. I guess it all goes back to that saying: "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." This applies to "The Bailout" too. Though it may be a double-edged sword, the price to save these companies from themselves is too high. If we choose to do so, then we should own the stock as collateral until we recover what we lent to them. I don't feel that the American people should have a debt 5-50 years down the road when the businesses are sitting fat again. When corporations have profits, they take them and move them to safe places or distribute them among their shareholders. I feel that those profits should pay for these lean times and that it should not be the burden of the taxpayers to bail them out. Let those who have profited over the years be the ones to secure their investments. I don't suppose that my feelings on this matter are the popular ones, but I do feel that they are the fairest and the most logical ones. Excellent poem, by the way, Ron, you sort of kicked up my ire a bit with it. I will step down from my soapbox now, and let the rest of AD enjoy your work.
Take care,
Sherry

Insightful write! Well done.

Well-put. This is much food for thought. -- Jeff

-- always the one to venture forth and firmly insert my foot into my mouth -- those that consciously elect to have their domiciles in harm's way, must expect in my opinion to pay all of the consequences -- including the financial consequences -- "that's my story and I'm stickin to it" -- do I have compassion for those individuals, absolutely -- do I feel I have financial accountability or responsibility for their actions and choices -- no -- just as I do not expect them to be accountable for my decisions -- the world is a great big vicious environ -- we must all do our best to avoid any unnecessary risks and needlessly placing ourselves in harm's way -- I am reminded that, "discretion is the better part of valor" -- and so it is with protecting ourselves from nature's wrath -- nature will always have things, her way -- man can merely attempt intervention -- but in the end, she will always win -- so why tempt her? -- E.T. raises another very important factor in this unpalatable mix, taxation for government bailouts of crooks and thieves -- how much can we stand? -- I can hear the returning volleys inbound now! -- JMW

As always wonderful writing sweetie,please have a wonderful and safe day OK...HUgssssss,much love too you xoxo

Right now the debate over the wall st bail out is hot and heavy!
We are on the way to doom and gloom if they don't do this right!
The damage Ike did is not even getting a mention because of the economic disaster,and politics. Who is going to pay for the
clean-up if we give a trillion to bail wall st out? Pray Ron!;-)

luv,
et

Seems Galveston Island is going to be left to the birds for at least a year...no outer barrier islands should ever have been built on, including my home town...as if a hurricane the likes of Ike hits Sea Isle, I know my precious home town would be leveled for the most part...Ed

Ron,

This is a wonderful poem about how nature means so much more than man's havoc.

Mary