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A Yuletide Prayer

God rest ye merry gentleman
Thank the Lord that you are able
By devious manipulation to
Keep the turkey on the table;

All praise to those good bankers 
Who in spite of committed fraud
Maintained the Status Quo
For which we thank thee Lord;

All hail to the Establishment
Who in spite of envious stricture
Have made it more possible
For the rich to get much richer;

Our blessing on the poor
At this blessed time of Yule
Long delayed may be the time 
They cease being so easy to fool.

In humble display of
How sincere are our thanks
We’ll donate our table scraps
To a couple of food banks;

All hail the Brexit process
For nothing is more surer
The rich may not get much richer
But the poor will sure get poorer;

God Rest ye Merry Businessman 
Vast profits may you display
All hail the secularisation 
Of this Modern Christmas Day.
Amen

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Speaks Volumes Date: 12/3/2022 1:26:00 PM This got my blood boiling. You are so bloody right Terry. The dishonesty and corruption going on in this world right now, not by known criminals or those on the most wanted lists, but by those in power and bankers and businessmen (and women) is enough to warrant there being more room in Jails for each an every one of them. You are right, the poor and middle class will struggle this year for any kind of Christmas cheer. THANK YOU FOR WRITING THIS. I HOPE EVERY ONE ON SOUP READS IT. ITS ON MY FAV LIST. Login to Reply Terry Ireland Date: 12/4/2022 2:05:00 AM Am performing this on Tuesday 6/12 at a Poetry Club - normally about 50-60 there so a good start. Thanks Wen.

Ilene Bauer Date: 12/3/2022 1:09:00 PM amen to that, for sure, terry! well said! Login to Reply Terry Ireland Date: 12/4/2022 2:07:00 AM In Iceland they slung rogue bankers in jail, In the UK we've just lifted the restrictions on their bonuses. That'll teach em Thanks ilene