When all else fails <br />The Economists look to <br />The alphabets for inspiration <br />Will the economic recovery be V shaped? <br />Yes indeed, say the very optimistic <br />With the stimulus package <br />There is only one way <br />That world economy can go and it is up <br />Not really, say the less convinced <br />It will probably be U shaped <br />The down-turn will stay for sometime <br />Before it slowly climbs up once more <br />Then come the zigzag theorists <br />The shape is more likely to be a W they cry <br />The economy having gone down <br />Will first go up and then down again <br />Before moving up with more confidence <br />Last but not least, are the die-hard pessimists <br />They believe that the mother of all depressions <br />Will not end in a hurry and have forecast an L shape <br />Meaning that, having gone down <br />The economy will stabilise at the current bottom <br />Given that the theories have so far <br />Centred around only four <br />Of the twenty-six alphabets <br />There is still plenty of scope for further <br />Alphabetic inspiration.<br /><br />Sandra Martyres<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/alphabetic-inspiration/
