A perfect wife- who can find her?
She plans beyond and co-signs a prenuptial.
Her husband has confidence in her,
from her he will derive no little profit
Earnings and not children she brings him
all the days of her life.
She is always busy with e-mail and with fax,
she does her work with eager hands.
She is like an armored car
protecting her assets day after day
She gets up while it is still dark
giving her stockbroker a call
giving orders to hurry up and buy
She sets her mind on a company, then she buys it
with what her hands have earned she plans to reinvest
She backs up all her work
in the event her computer should freeze
On the weekends,
She finds her labour well worth while;
she and her husband can afford to go out at night
She rules with a firm hand her work staff
her fingers type furious e-mail
She holds out her hand to potential customers
She closes her office door to the needy
Economic crisis may come, she has no fears for her security,
with all her finances readily accessible
She makes her own way in the world,
she is dressed in fine business suits of the season
Her husband is respected at the city council,
taking his seat among the oldest investors of the land
She weaves business plans and sells them,
to the executive board at the meetings
She has a portfolio and liquid assets,
she can laugh at the days to come.
When she opens her mouth, she does so quickly;
on her tongue is snappy instruction
She keeps good watch on the conduct of her office,
no breaks or idleness for her.
Her executives stand up and proclaim her VIP,
her husband, too, applauds her successes
"Many women have accomplished things,
but you surpass them all!"
Charm is deceitful, and beauty wimpy;
the woman who is high-up is the one to praise.
Give her her share in what her hands have worked for,
should she file for a divorce..
and let her earnings make her comparable to Bill Gates
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
Echoes at night
At night, when all is still
And my world becomes motionless
The tick-tock is all I hear
Then the loud voices come, and I shudder with fear
Am I safe? I don't really know
The voices have an agenda, an opinion to show
Something about a place called "Hethker Reef Horn"- seems important to them
The argue and argue and won't let it rest...every night, it's the issue that starts the fight
Then the familiar deep voice speaks,
"It's all about the green, and life they will not spare"
Sounds dangerous- I don't want to go there- to Hethker Reef Horn
Is it near or far away? I don't know, but then...
the soft close voice whispers, "it's happened- it's here"
I tremble...it continues and grows louder...
"how could anyone ever hurt a bay bee?"
I'm not sure what a "bay bee" is, but I don't think they are safe in Hethker Reef Horn...
Hope I can stay here, close to the the soft voice- I just know I'll be safe then
And my world becomes motionless
The tick-tock is all I hear
Then the loud voices come, and I shudder with fear
Am I safe? I don't really know
The voices have an agenda, an opinion to show
Something about a place called "Hethker Reef Horn"- seems important to them
The argue and argue and won't let it rest...every night, it's the issue that starts the fight
Then the familiar deep voice speaks,
"It's all about the green, and life they will not spare"
Sounds dangerous- I don't want to go there- to Hethker Reef Horn
Is it near or far away? I don't know, but then...
the soft close voice whispers, "it's happened- it's here"
I tremble...it continues and grows louder...
"how could anyone ever hurt a bay bee?"
I'm not sure what a "bay bee" is, but I don't think they are safe in Hethker Reef Horn...
Hope I can stay here, close to the the soft voice- I just know I'll be safe then
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