Janice Pearce

Dec 16, 2008 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer/ My Rendition

Simon the high-paid banker,
used to have a pile of cash
all of his clients loved it,
used to say i'd always last.

All of the other bankers,
used to hold a tighter rein
Simon the high-paid banker,
used to laugh and call them names.

Then one foggy Christmas eve,
Simon came to say;
"Congress don't you see my plight,
won't you bail me out tonight?"

Then how the public loathed him,
as they shouted out their pleas;
Simon the red-faced banker,
You'll go down like Hil la ry.

— Janice Pearce, Dec 16, 2008

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infinite_dwarf

17 years 5 months ago

LOL!

Great ending! Thanks for the much needed chuckles! ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- - "Does Rudolph fail the safety inspection if his nose is burnt out? And where does he go? I don't think he'd fit in the bay at the Jiffy Lube." Happy holidays, y'all!

Janice Pearce

17 years 5 months ago

Rudolph

Jess, you always make me laugh, so I thought I would return the favor. Glad you got a chuckle~ _____________________________ To write a touching poem, you must gently stir the soul, if it brings forth tears or smiles, then the story was beautifully told. ________Janice Pearce_________

Rett

17 years 5 months ago

Let them eat cake they said!

Trouble is no one can afford the mix or anything else to go with it! Love it! Respectfully, Rett: "Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit.." (Sitting Bull)

infinite_dwarf

17 years 5 months ago

I can!

Picked up a box of cake mix for $0.59 with a coupon at Shoprite. And their frosting was 2 / $3. Booya, baby! (sorry to hijack your poem, Janice) ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- - "Does Rudolph fail the safety inspection if his nose is burnt out? And where does he go? I don't think he'd fit in the bay at the Jiffy Lube." Happy holidays, y'all!

Janice Pearce

17 years 5 months ago

Rudolph

Thank you Rett, If I got a chuckle out of you, that makes me happy~ _____________________________ To write a touching poem, you must gently stir the soul, if it brings forth tears or smiles, then the story was beautifully told. ________Janice Pearce_________

Janice Pearce

17 years 5 months ago

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_____________________________ To write a touching poem, you must gently stir the soul, if it brings forth tears or smiles, then the story was beautifully told. ________Janice Pearce_________

weirdelf

17 years 5 months ago

You are good!

may I suggest an alternate last line? Not to change it but "you should be pilloried" fits the scheme. cheers, Jess "They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" Benjamin Franklin, wonder what he would think of the Patriot Act.

Janice Pearce

17 years 5 months ago

Rudolph

Jess, Good suggestion! Let me see what I can do. Thanks for reading and commenting~ _____________________________ To write a touching poem, you must gently stir the soul, if it brings forth tears or smiles, then the story was beautifully told. ________Janice Pearce_________

Robert Melliard

17 years 5 months ago

High -paid people,

Hi Janice, I like this poem because it's funny but true, though I'm not sure about 'I'd' in the fourth line of the first stanza. Certain high-paid bankers accept our hard-earned money in their accounts (which pay low interest) then they play around with it as they please, often making risky investments in search of high returns. If it was their own cash they were throwing about, they might be more careful. But when their greed gets them into trouble, high-paid politicians soon help them out. I'm beginning to wonder whether all high-paid people support each other on principle... Best wishes, Robert. P.S. I envy them in a way...they're so cunning... P.P.S. I think 'reign' should be 'rein', second line,second stanza..

Janice Pearce

17 years 5 months ago

Rudolph

Robert, You are correct about "rein" I will change it. "I'd" goes with the flow of song, Rudolph and I did this just for fun, so I'm not too worried about it, but I appreciate that you read, and commented. Envy them? That is the furthest thing from my mind for me, for I have morals and I believe in Karma. Thanks, once again Robert~ _____________________________ To write a touching poem, you must gently stir the soul, if it brings forth tears or smiles, then the story was beautifully told. ________Janice Pearce_________

Rett

17 years 5 months ago

I know this is totally irelevant

but with the muppets, Kermit the Frog and miss Piggy are sweeties. If they get married and have kids, would they be pogs or Frigs? Okay, I'm nuts and officially went off the deep end. Respectfully, Rett: "Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit.." (Sitting Bull)

Janice Pearce

17 years 5 months ago

Rudolph

Rett, thank you for returning the favor. and giving me something to laugh at, much appreciated! _____________________________ To write a touching poem, you must gently stir the soul, if it brings forth tears or smiles, then the story was beautifully told. ________Janice Pearce_________

themoonman

17 years 5 months ago

Janice...

very funny stuff... and you had me singing of course... good thing nobody else heard me... but even if they had, they would have liked the words.... thank you for my smile today... Richard

Janice Pearce

17 years 5 months ago

Rudolph

Hey Moon Glad to hear that you were smiling AND singing, Yikes! I appreciate your sense of humor~ _____________________________ To write a touching poem, you must gently stir the soul, if it brings forth tears or smiles, then the story was beautifully told. ________Janice Pearce_________

Janice Pearce

17 years 5 months ago

Rudolph

Kelsey, Did you mean laughing all the way? Ho Ho Ho! Thanks very much for reading and your comment. I appreciate it~ _____________________________ To write a touching poem, you must gently stir the soul, if it brings forth tears or smiles, then the story was beautifully told. ________Janice Pearce_________

Proprietress o…

17 years 5 months ago

well written, Janice!

I have to agree with everyone here: great style, great rhyme, great write. but I must admit that I do want more! how about soem more christmas-song-remakes to keep us in the spirit? would love to read it/maybe even them!!

Janice Pearce

17 years 5 months ago

Rudolph

Propritress, Thank you so much for the comment, and I am glad that you liked it~ Have been sick with the flu and a cold so I haven't been keeping up on reading and my comments~ Would love to see you try your hand at this! _____________________________ To write a touching poem, you must gently stir the soul, if it brings forth tears or smiles, then the story was beautifully told. ________Janice Pearce_________