"Nowadays, you can't turn on the TV without some talking head telling you about the economy. Yet, in a world overrun by 'analysts,' only one man has the guts, the brains, and, quite frankly, the poetry to put it all in perspective.That man is Michael Silverstein... Silverstein is a true intellectual." — Gersh Kuntzman, The New York Post

"Few people have found much to laugh about in the stock market this year. Michael Silverstein is the exception. The Bard of the Bourse can find humor in losing money, globalization and stock options." — USA Today

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A few months back we posted this verse on wallstreetpoet.com. Alas, it seems the right time to post it again.

The Dreaded Double Dip

There are few worse fears among the seers who give guidance to The Street,
Than an upward turn they claimed to discern that suddenly beats a retreat.
Then to save their reps, with practiced steps, they quickly do a back flip,
And loudly amend: "This might portend, the dreaded double dip."

Just as camels can have a single hump or be burdened down with two,
Economies sometimes follow a path that resembles a double-u;
And just when you think the worst is behind and profits are set to soar,
The edifice takes another lurch and you’re worse off than before.

I’ve not come by to ruin your day with news of a sad Second Coming;
Indeed, such seer-like word display strikes me as unbecoming.
I’ll only state, that the usual fate, that follows a protracted bubble,
Is a market that trips, and double dips, to clear out its leftover rubble.

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