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Tony Sanders's avatar

Money Like Blossom Falls

Then Disolves like snow in spring

Leaving the old poor

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Russell Clark's avatar

Sting in the tail!

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Leonid Mironov's avatar

No choice but to grow,

Domestic demand shapes all,

Spirit of Liu Yan.

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Russell Clark's avatar

A Chinese reference in a haiku about finance is very apposite

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Leonid Mironov's avatar

Thank you! Much like the subject matter, time to break the mould and try new stuff!

Unrelated but I always thought references to classics are permissible even in Matsuo Basho? Tho I guess if Liu Yan qualifies as a classic is in the eye of the beholder...

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ES's avatar

Gold whispers softly,

In the twilight's amber glow,

Dreams of wealth take flight.

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Russell Clark's avatar

Very good

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Conrad's avatar

On emerging markets chances for next year:

Rising sun whispers,

Emerging hopes, cautious steps—

Growth on shifting sands.

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A Walking Gentleman's avatar

The bond market moves

While fiscal spend roars higher

Liquidity swells

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Russell Clark's avatar

Strangely moving

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Peter Obermeyer's avatar

Prices, like rivers

Oscillate in old channels

‘Til banks loose control

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Andrew Vermeer's avatar

Enough is enough

Mother hen gathers her chicks

Oh but not you BRICS

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Kris's avatar

All’s governed by time;

Growth is inevitable,

But so is decline.

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Matt Dreith's avatar

Wise old man sunsets

His empire born of fiat era

Lord Satoshi soars

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Russell Clark's avatar

Very good.. Satoshi reference in haiku is inspired

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Matt Dreith's avatar

Thank you! Trying to juxtapose the great of the old era (Buffet) with the great of this new digital era you've been writing about.

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Michael's avatar

Bond book rests boring

Interest fills deep cash pond

Watch snail crawl up Fuji

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Russell Clark's avatar

Intriguing

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Andy Fately's avatar

While bears hibernate

China shops are terrified

Beware the spring thaw

or

While it may seem short

Eight seconds is all you have

To ride the bull home

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Mat Casey's avatar

Roots break stone apart,

Labour grows, capital fades,

Prices pierce the sky.

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Russell Clark's avatar

very appropriate!

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The Blind Squirrel's avatar

Could not resist a GLD/TLT reference:

Squirrels gather gold

Gold shines brighter than bonds

Nature's wealth prevails

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Russell Clark's avatar

Does the squirrel gather gold???? very nice

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The Blind Squirrel's avatar

He doth!

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Eric paradis's avatar

In a haze, it gleams,

Bitcoin's dance, a gambler's dream,

Swaying with each sip.

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Russell Clark's avatar

very good indeed

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CZY's avatar

A haiku incorporating the plague of our generation (endless central bank stimulus), the anthem of a new generation of meme and crypto investors (HODL), and the increasingly isolated market bear.

A bear on a floe

Struggling in liquidity

"HODLing" for dear life

Hope I am not too late.

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Russell Clark's avatar

You are not - but probably the last entry!

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CZY's avatar

A haiku incorporating the plague of our generation (endless central bank stimulus), the anthem of a new generation of meme and crypto investors (HODL), and the increasingly isolated market bear.

A bear on a floe

Struggling in liquidity

"HODLing" for dear life

Hope I am not too late.

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