Twenty and
sixteen, over in a flash,
Remembered it
will be, for the Trump and Clinton clash.
To follow up
Obama, on the presidential throne,
Hillary or the
Donald, a poorer choice we've never known.
The one a
scheming liberal, always above the law,
The other an
inflated ego, looking at himself with awe.
She had more
votes by millions, and allegedly more knowledge,
With deplorables
in his corner, he took the electoral college.
This year we had
some horrors, all of them causing fright,
Such as the Zika
virus, spread by a mosquito bite.
Bombings in
Brussels, Belgium, a crazed driver in Nice, France,
Fanatics bent on
killing, innocent victims of circumstance.
In Oakland a
warehouse fire, where 36 did die,
In Orlando a
nightclub shooting, that leaves you asking why?
In Aleppo death
and carnage, by Assad a true barbarian,
If you don’t know
where that is, don’t ask a libertarian.
In sports we had nice
action, led by a guy named Manning,
Who then retired
at the top, leaving Newton also ran-ning.
Always much
excitement, in the world of college ball,
Villanova at the
buzzer, leaving Carolina feeling small.
LeBron brought it
home in Cleveland, after going down three to one,
Despite a Warrior
record season, 88 games they won.
In Chicago
they're still celebrating, the kids, the wives, and hubbies,
After a century
long hiatus, the victory of their Cubbies.
Again we lost
some great ones, some women and some men,
Mrs. Brady
Florence Henderson, the astronaut John Glenn.
Gene Wilder and
David Bowie, the word genius they evince,
The doves are all
still crying, at the sudden loss of Prince.
Muhammad Ali was
the greatest, in a fight no one was calmer,
He mixed lemonade
and tea, the golf king Arnold Palmer.
Fidel Castro was
a menace, a commie tyrant like no other,
In Cuba they’re
still suffering, in the shackles of the brother.
In the markets
things were choppy, until the election gave direction,
Many hedge funds
lost real money, buying useless put protection.
In long/short
returns were tough, being down or flat the norm,
As the small caps
and the value, did strongly outperform.
Passive flows
keep rising, bringing higher correlation,
From bonds to
stocks some say, we’re in a generational rotation.
Uncertain is the
future, try as we might to see it squinting,
The Fed too knows
not what’s coming, or the harms of money printing.
Populism’s all
the rage, as people 'round the world revolt,
The status quo's
being upended, at the speed of Phelps and Bolt.
Paul Revere said
the Brits were coming, from the EU now they're leaving,
For the European
experiment, it may be time to start the grieving.
The Bushes and
the Clintons, their time it has now passed,
America wants
change, in its political crew and cast.
And what about
Chris Christie, who drove his career off of a bridge,
He’s somewhere
back in Jersey, seeking solace in his fridge.
So the election
is now over, though the tweets are just beginning,
He says he'll make
us great again, and that we’ll all get used to winning.
Don't lose much
sleep for Hillary, she won't suffer from starvation,
She's saved up
quite a nest egg, in that dirty Bill & Hill Foundation.
After eight years
of his lectures, we won't much Obama miss,
As we head into a
world, of pure Republican bliss.
In this year's
holiday season, please don't be a Scrooge,
Let's pray for
one another, and for this Trump thing to be huge.