When the Donald appears on tv,
A deep Dow drop’s a fait accompli.
Into freefall it goes,
Which compounds all our woes…
And with bars closed, there’s nowhere to flee.
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Mad Kane (Madeleine Begun Kane) is a writer, musician, and "recovering lawyer." She won the Robert Benchley Society Award For Humor and enjoys writing limericks, song parodies, and current events haiku.
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Drop the ‘all’ in the fourth line — better scansion.
Otherwise – Ha!
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From Mad Kane:
Thanks for the “Ha! and the suggestion. However, I disagree re scansion. The “all” is necessary, as follows:
Which com POUNDS all our WOES…
(When compound is used as a verb, the accent is on the second syllable.)