Haiku for Investors

[OldAIMGuy]

December, 2006...............

I do recall those
Forex condoms; I'm a fan!
Lamb skin can't be beat.

Lest we take haiku
Too far off topic we must,
To money return!

Though it can be said,
In parting shot, that FOREX
lost to a virus.

Despite pleasure of
Intimacy shared, the cost
of AIDS is too high.

Sex, finance, all need
Protection from our most base,
Unchecked emotions.

February, 2007...........

With Chinese Torture
We expect it to start fast
and last a long time.

March, 2007........

Awaiting Chinese
stock moves, order Chinese food!
Dim sum, anyone?

April, 2007..........

Mortgages went bad,
The risk in loans came to fruit,
Investors got screwed.

For a roof above,
Who counted the cost, as long
As the band played on?

NovaStar flamed out,
New Century crashed and burnt.
One must ask: "Who's next?"

May, 2007........

Her feathers ruffled.
She says, "Buck, buck, buck buck, buck...."
all she wants is "Doe."

July, 2007..........

Mortgages sub-prime,
Easy money, life sublime!
Till the loan came due...

Watching days go by,
Water flowing underground...
Same as it ever was.

August, 2007.........

Undermining ice,
glacier meltwater eats at
the base foundations.

No buyers in sight
the market swoons, then plummets
to AIMers delight.

Long ago Racing
was a Dangerous sport while
we thought Sex was safe!

With Racing and Sex
today the roles are reversed.
Safety gear is good!

Buyers abandon
volatile markets, but the
very scared do sell.

An imbalance of
supply and demand favor
those who are prepared.

The complacent mind
Tries to shut the world's din,
Ordering chaos.

It always happens
To the other guy,
Oh no, never me!

Tell that to people
Rush hour, Minneapolis
Bridge or N.Y. steam,

Brooklyn tornadoes,
Heat wave in much of U.S.
Hurricanes silent.

Politics normal,
Propaganda and the truth,
Mixed by media.

Markets: up or down?
To transcend the confusion,
See the whole picture:

The glass and milk are,
Whether half full, or empty,
At that point: the same.

Accepting change is
To accept the universe
In this, you prosper.

Question everything!
That avoids complacency,
Starts enlightenment.


Options expire.
Volatility higher.
What will transpire?

Wheels go round and round.
Ponies they go up and down.
Life just a circle game.