New Deal

New Deal Black Tuesday October 1929 Vanishing wealth; stocks decline Great Dust Bowl Windstorms and drought, top soil gone Breadbasket empty; nature’s con FDR He’s the man, New Deal imposed Opportunities renewed; hopes rose New Deal Reigns Work offered by the CCC Saves the lost American dream Recession Echo The winter plunge 2009 Who will save our dreams this time? Reality Knocks Frustration with Congress, current events November elections a time to vent New Deal Needed Americans looking for leadership Power from sheep about to be stripped *For Constance, a Rambling Poet’s “Create your own form, maybe?” contest By Carolyn Devonshire I work frequently in this form that I choose to call “Headline Couplets.” It includes a headline followed by rhyming couplets that address the concept, person or event in the first line of three-line verses. Probably inspired by my years as a journalist.