on the thanksgiving plate we have:

mouthfuls of reform,
gnawed, chewed and gnarled over, banks
gasp for digestives

i see an unsatisfying optimism.

mawkish cheeryness
masks sombre disappointment,
sell-offs brood, pout, skulk.

is it earnings week?

frantic rehearsals
firms sport whistles, bells, plumage;
financial catwalk

it has been a while

with dow's little peak,
once more this blog's flame flickers,
bask in the warm glow.

always a saga - always.

the plot sickly twists
as dolled dollars harshly lick
away at state tax.

Berkshire's letter.

meekness o'er moody
breeds not muffled shyness, but
a likely glossing

AIG's bonus stirs the hornets.

treacled bonuses
serve sticky discussion points
for soured government

did we just see the bottom?

huffed with bailout cash,
must we learn bright swallows do
not a summer make

blushing with plush capital in china.

raising silky fresh,
plan to resew lending
and hem strained fabric.

a piece on HF

hedge fund's vanity,
is morosely paraded,
bleached of crisp green mint

returns redden as
cheap debt's veiled truffle unmasks
broiling, greedy snouts

we hope that C makes it. we really do.

hopping, fuming mad;
non-invite to soiled sandbox,
seems ill-advised tread

staying stiff thru'out the trauma months.

stern resilience
may require haircut upon
surly upper lip.

even we get desperate.

faithful ally time
allows temporary scars
to wane to beauty

Northern Trust's spending.

wrist slappers ring-fence
tarp recipient. slippy
pockets don't fly here.

Our first day of bootcamp?

P/E's first stress test,
podgy banks stretch wearily
upon the gym tarp.

Back back back in the citi.

sir gov's control might
splice pastry conglomerate
to sequenced bake sales.

another sell-off?

cash in calloused hand,
parched indices wither, yearn
liquid ambrosia.

can we fade to black?

streaks of thin light prick
cavernous dark; hefty sums
are paid to dim torch.

is our abyss amiss

creaky alarms chime,
harsh contour of thorned iceberg
wisps thru' darkened fog.

worry lines over treasury schematics.

pulse on bank rescue;
napping canary isn't
pushing daisies yet.

a vow to repayment

purse strings are hemmed, hawed,
lips purse o'er citi's recent
freshly minted splurge

having the mettle for debate

lively thurst, parry,
as aid's thread is subtly weaved
through rescue's needle.

a week for the swiss.

hushed wait in triage,
Q4's wrath is scanned, vetted,
whisked into ER?

give back to where it once belonged.

snappy repayment
should be on cards, tarp funding's
salt on a pricked wound

more grapes.

first of cursed month,
is it hasty jettison
or clairvoyant wrath?

more grey-slated skies in our forecast?

a rattling whisper
grimly hangs onto dark night;
three point eight per cent.

trouble for the teary tiered

harvey dent heroes,
consumed by fire's scorched wrath,
return flipped.. two-faced..

fewer dollars.

dark thunder's rival,
do we see a sulking herd
fume at ubs.

ppl don't approve of teh haX.

a clique of tongues click,
clack over deutche bank's Ack,
his risk taking's slack

is PFE one last hurrah?

hyper-merge nears close,
a downturn's fee glut helps banks
cling on for dear life

flies in your oinkment?

outs and oust for thain,
does kenneth's buy fondly oink
like pigs in a poke.

Barclays...

cheap or not so cheap,
do we see a graceful glide
towards fat bailout?

Goodness! What happened today???

putting in new prez;
a call for financial arms
stumbles through wall street.

alarms for hsbc?

when those dear pallies,
flag markets with drummed sighs, you're
prey to their sulking.

helicoptering mo' cash for BofA

digestion pains rise,
but truth be told t'was fo' sho'
harsh pill to swallow

little sales for AIG.

weights are tipped with care,
fulcrum strains ever so hard
to balance see-saw.

a corner is turned.

black financial ram
scorns ewe BS, pray this year
has greener pasture.

MS' interesting discussion for the weekend.

a hasty scramble;
to inhale plump brokerage
or huff over price

when will the recession leave us?

long night's hangover,
slouched on by hair of the dog
may still dizzy us.

deutsche enters the jumping castle.

pitter pattered feet,
strike up clear white grains on a
lovely sandy beach.

blergh, why'd we fall for bern

familiar flirt,
a love of small, kindly gains,
breeds strong malcontent

a fresh 09

old horrorscopes cast;
consumating promises,
swelling balance sheets