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The Worm of the Big Apple
Posted: March 22, 2009
Lessons from Bernie Madoff's lust for more…
He made off with a ton of bucks
and now his future really sucks.
Old Bernie's hoping prison fare
is better than he's heard.
From Penthouse rich to big house poor,
this scoundrel's rotten to the core.
The great big apple found its worm
and Bernie was his name.
And now that greedy slimy worm
won't do much more than crawl and squirm.
Who duped the trusting now will pay,
but not the ones he owes.
So, what's to learn from one like him?
Primarily that greed is sin.
A lust for more results in less
than that for which we long.
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Greg Asimakoupoulos (pronounced AWESOME-uh-COPE-uh-less) is an ordained minister, published author and chaplain to a retirement community in the Pacfic Northwest. Greg maintains a blog called Rhymes and Reasons, which he graciously provides to SeniorLifestyle.Greg's writings have now been assembled in book form. See the SeniorLifestyle Store. • E-mail the author (moc.loa@veRemosewA*) • Author's website (personal or primary**)
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