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The Profit Speaks

When the Profit speaks His sheeple listen With majority silenced Calm waters glisten On the shore sits the dog Who sees a dog with a bone At his reflection he snaps To be left boneless alone With all the riches acquired Without clean air or water All the money in the world Will be nothing but fodder

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Jeff Connelly

Date: 3/27/2019 2:31:00 PM

Truly prophetic Maureen. You could form the cult of McGreavy on these words alone. Don't deceive me Mistress McGreavy I and we believe in you. Smolder a golden idol quick before I get banished jajaja

Patricia Cresswell

Date: 10/1/2017 11:59:00 AM

Morning Maureen wise thoughts presented in a witty manner. Well done!

Susan Palli

Date: 3/30/2017 7:50:00 AM

Love your talent!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/30/2017 9:24:00 AM

wow :) gracious compliment Susan thank you thank you! xomo!

Agnes Krampe

Date: 3/28/2017 9:27:00 PM

Wow! This is awesome. And very timely.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/28/2017 9:47:00 PM

:D thank you Agnes!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/26/2017 4:08:00 PM

Wow, Maureen. This is AWESOME. I wonder if it applies to something that I am thinking of. Dare not say it here. SEVEN

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/26/2017 9:04:00 PM

*giggle* I have no idea what you're thinking of... But if you enjoy it, it's yours! ;) xomo!

Darren White

Date: 3/26/2017 10:05:00 AM

The title alone drew me to your poem already. So wonderful. So incredible, fun and ironic. Let money be fodder!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/26/2017 12:53:00 PM

:D Thank You Darren! Yes let it be, let it be... Hugs galore xomo

Ralph Sergi

Date: 3/26/2017 7:42:00 AM

You have brought out the fact of what people take for granted. We we soon be living on the edge if we don't feel concerned. Great write, Maureen!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/26/2017 8:48:00 AM

Indeed, though I believe we are already on that edge. Thanks Ralph :) mo!

Cheryl Hoffman

Date: 3/25/2017 10:15:00 PM

Very clever thought provoking poem Mo! If we don't have clean air or water money is useless to us!~Che :)

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/26/2017 8:45:00 AM

Yup! Ty Cheryl ;) xomo!

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 3/25/2017 7:24:00 PM

Truths well expressed dear Maureen!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/25/2017 8:10:00 PM

Thank you dear :) xomo!

Constance La France

Date: 3/25/2017 7:08:00 PM

Maureen, very thought provoking for this girl, won't pretend to understand all of it, but that part about all the money in the world is nothing is so true.. yes, without water and air there is nothing ~

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/25/2017 8:08:00 PM

Dangerous nothing indeed! A parable of greed, of the dog with a bone who sees his reflection in the water and tries to steal that other dog's bone, ends up dropping it in the water, in effect losing both bones. (so true of dogs!) Love your visits :) hugs mo!

Anne-Marie Coreggia

Date: 3/25/2017 6:10:00 PM

"Maureen, I don't know if this one was also born from a night of insomnia, but my goodness, you are good!!! It's witty, humorous, and there's food for thought for whoever chooses to listen. An enthusiastic 7:) Amitiés from someone who never thought so many sheep would follow this prophet."

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/25/2017 6:45:00 PM

Giggle, nope, sitting in the warm spring afternoon sun, (ahhh) after I might add my first sleep on a much needed new mattress ;) Profit as prophet borrowed from an old poem of mine without the sheeple. Thank you SO much Ane-Marie, honoured and flattered :) xomo!

Ilene Bauer

Date: 3/25/2017 3:31:00 PM

oh, so well said, maureen! i love the subtle way you've written this...

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/25/2017 4:50:00 PM

Thank you Ilene. Have always loved that parable about the dog and have wanted to use "sheeple" in a poem since I first heard it ;) cheers dears! xomo