Rumpelstiltskin’s Revenge <br /> <br /> <br />A worthless scrap of linen <br />On which Ben Franklin’s printed <br />Can buy you one tenth ounce of gold <br />An eagle freshly minted. <br /> <br /> <br />Our Quantitative Easing <br />Has made Rumpelstiltskin sore <br />Our turning paper into gold <br />Means there’s no need for straw <br /> <br />As far as barbarous relics go <br />Gold Eagles are quite nice <br />But as gold doesn’t grow on trees <br />They’ll have to raise the price.<br /><br />John F. McCullagh<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/rumpelstiltskin-s-revenge/
