Maxims

In life we never own,
we only rent or loan
and all worldly gain
is in the end in vain...

With procrastination
one has no future
except stagnation...

F0rget the yesterdays,
don't live for the morrow,
just grab the moment
to avoid sorrow...

What we love today,
we may hate tomorrow
for today's pleasures
may soon turn to sorrow...

One's happy outer shell
may hide an inner hell...

The good and pliable
are in today's society
not very viable...

An unrealized scheme
remains an empty dream...

A king once said it well,
once I am gone
this world can go to hell...

People live on the credit card
in a dream world - quite apart,
then they declare bankruptcy
with Uncle Sam paying the stimuli,
printing an infinite money supply
which may make the wobbly dollar die...

In a predatory world
where sharks eat little fish,
morality is but an idle wish...

The Second World War
improved the economy - by far
which leads one to the conclusion
the cure for a worldwide depression
a major war maybe the best solution,
besides it purges each nation
of threatening overpopulation...

Don't put on others the blame
if you ruined your own game...

Today - enjoy your fame,
for on the morrow
they'll forget your name...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Nouveau Riche in the Palms

From virgin to bitch,
from angel to witch,
from rags to rich
but still into kitsch,
this lady of the night
turned into society's delight,
she married rich, old men thrice,
a bit of senility attracted by vice,
two found their speedy demise
eating poisonous mushrooms with rice,
the third one fell out of bed
and fatally hit his head,
the poisoning she could not repeat
'cause mushrooms he refused to eat,
now, she's high society in the Palms,
admired for her wealth and charms,
but her past gives her no qualms.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Nature's Law

It's nature's law,
perchance - a flaw,
for ruthless
predators to thrive
while ordinary folks
can barely stay alive,
this is how banks
and the big shots grab
all the stimulus honey
leaving the little people
homeless without money.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Future of Computers

Organic Computers

Soon the transistors using silicone
will be be replaced by organic cells
found in human flesh and bone
creating through a DNA stain
the replication of the human brain
turning computer capacity
from today's gigabytes
into a new tomorrow's
thousands of terabytes,
using neuron synapses,
to become man's superior tutor
through the organic computer.

Atomic Computer

Some atoms nearly last forever,
properly used by many generations
they are assured to give out - never
with their positive-negative
amazing binary memory ability
they have close to an infinite utility,
thus a computer, small as a watch,
has a super computer's capability,
perchance, implanted in a human brain,
we, poor mortals, may wisdom gain
and from past mistakes abstain.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Idealist

By the people selected
and the majority elected
this decent idealist
now rushes over here
and hustles over there,
wanting to rush everywhere
and after running for a while
no one can find him anywhere,
increasing his quiet desperation
in trying to free from rotten mold
our once prosperous nation.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

God and the Devil

When God took Adam's rib,
He made a really fateful slip
For Eve took the apple off the tree
And thus created human misery,
Then God said be fruitful and multiply
For no particular reason - why,
And soon those human maggots
Built their towers into the sky,
Also sending their fiery rockets
To all the planets nearby,
Then God looked at the universe
Thinking those people are perverse,
For me this is way too much,
It seems I've lost my touch,
To thus continue, I have no desire,
It's high time for me to retire,
I will ring the doomsday bell,
Call my old buddy, Satan,
And let those creatures go to hell!

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Mystery

He is a master of verbosity,
delivered with great velocity,
containing lots of disparity,
lacking somewhat in clarity,
creating an economic mystery.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

US Economics

No one could ever guess
those robber barons
would leave us such a mess,
a totally spoiled crop,
hopefully, our philosopher
king can clean it up.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

She'll always be...

To me she'll always
look the same,
the young beauty
who took my name,
though we grew
old together,
in my mind's eye
she's sweet 18 forever...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Polliticians

Politicians pay lip service
to any suitable ideals
in redundant speeches
they sound their appeals,
promise anything to be selected
and forget it all once elected
only to be absolutely sure
of a secure sinecure
with topnotch health insurance
and the lobbies' graft assurance,
then they surely have it made
till the next election date
when they repeat their spiels
of promises and appeals.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Clown

He is a circus clown,
wanders from
town to town,
sleeps in a wagon,
entertains in a tent,
always laughing,
joking, content,
people say he looks
happy and well,
but behind the masque
lives an inner hell
reflecting the
quiet desperation
now prevalent
in our nation.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Power Elite

One cannot beat
the power elite,
they change
like chameleons
to suit the regime
in order to dominate
the political scene,
once they were kings
and aristocrats,
then they were the Nazi
and Communist autocrats,
now days they are
bureaucratic democrats,
those very clever predators
who manipulate the scores,
always grabbing the gold
while plain folks are
left in the cold...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Insurance Sales

If you look
shabby and seedy,
poor and needy,
they'll pass you by,
won't even say 'Hi',
but if you look
like a swell,
rich and well,
they'll visit
you in hell,
insurance to sell.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Lola's Dreams

In dreams I see him yet,
a handsome lad,
romantic eyes,
who shared my bed,
love of my life,
I was his wife,
till one 'fine' day
he claimed
to be really gay
and with his lover
ran away,
lately, in dreams
I see him dead
besides his lover
in a bloody bed.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Spring

In Spring young folks'
hormones rush
to swelling glands,
as sperm meets egg,
there is no thought
of marriage bands,
only to enjoy seduction,
never baby production,
this is the unfortunate source
of many a bad marriage,
single parent status,
abortion and divorce.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Solution

If there's a recession
turning into a depression
raising unemployment
to over twenty percent
with houses foreclosed
or no money for rent
and factories failing,
the economy ailing,
we must find some
unpleasant nation
ready for liberation
with some nasty regime
which doesn't seem clean
or a disagreeable faith
seeming not to act straight,
then provoke World War Three,
this will surely fix the economy.


Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Bulls and Cows

Why marry
and not tarry,
making merry
with Tom, Dick
and Harry,
for life is dull
with just one bull.

If only satisfaction
is life's sought for end,
than be a cow,
she's content.

Don't marry in a hurry
just tarry and make merry,
no cow is required
because a little milk
is at times desired.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Candy

Candy is a virtual
sex machine,
wildest nympho
ever seen,
A tiger in bed,
If not in good shape,
you may wind up dead.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Lots of Money...

Give a cheer,
Give a cheer,
Have no fear,
Galloping
Inflation is here,
Life will be sunny
With lots of money,
Live without care
With everyone
A millionaire
And if the green giant
Turns into a dead mouse,
Dollar bills can be used
To heat the house...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Lulu

In her satin-blue gown,
Lulu is the cutest gal in town
With a body heaven-sent,
Not for purchase - only rent,
For a goodly sum this chick
Will turn any needed trick.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Veterans 2009

They fought for God, honor,
liberty, flag and fatherland
but once they came home
there was no helping hand,
returning from deployment,
they landed in unemployment,
the formerly celebrated hero,
now, a disregarded zero...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Financial Alligator

I'm a financial manipulator,
on Wall Street they
call me 'The Alligator',
all big and small fishes
are my favorite dishes,
I catch my fishes
with profit honey
and they gladly
give me their money
and when no one looks
I cook the books
and move their funds
here and there
I move them everywhere
with derivatives and other schemes
till they can't be found anywhere,
but only by me they can be found,
they're in my Bahamas bank account.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Secrets of the Universe

For the mathematical certainty
which rules the universe
to be a purely chancy accident
would seem perverse,
the process of creation
is not some vague dream
but a well organized,
highly intelligent scheme
and what its true nature may be
is presently beyond our philosophy
of chance or an imaginary divinity,
science may one day solve the quest
if we pursue the secrets of the universe
with diligence, intellect and zest.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Bonus Outrage

Those officers who led their
companies into bankruptcy
and then for billions
of the people's money plea
so their firms could survive
but now use our tax money for
bonuses to lead a better life,
parasites who should
have never been hired,
must be immediately fired!

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Modern Times

In modern times
when science
replaces superstition
gods and their
antiquated religions
have lost their
legitimate positions,
they're these days
simply out of fashion
since survival now
depends on responsibility,
love and compassion
for there's no heaven above
and no hell below
except for delusions
which make it so.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Gypsy Band 1930-1945

Hungary 1930

On the village's border land
the Gypsy wagons stand
and at night one can hear
music of the Gypsy band
telling their melancholy story
of their wanderings and lost glory,
full of passion is each tune
played beneath a shining moon,
Gypsy music breaking the heart
about a people quite apart...

Auschwitz 1945

There's a section in this camp
where they gassed the Gypsy band,
It is said, strangers passing by
hear Gypsy music from the sky,
could be the wind rustling in the trees
or the Gypsies who never found peace...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

River of Time

We're but a small drop
in the eternal river of time
covering our insignificance
with dreams of the divine...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Interlude

We're born in pain,
We live in vain
Through struggle
And strain,
We keep no gain
We only borrow,
At our very end
We die in sorrow
Departing
With no tomorrow,
A life's short interlude
Leaving a fading memory
Soon lost in history...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Google

Every day I consult my tutor,
a chap named Google
who lives in my computer,
he's a friendly guy
who answers every why,
advises me about the market,
what to sell, keep or buy,
replaces all I hear or see
on my radio and TV,
brings me always something new,
cheers me up when I am blue,
I keep my computer as a steady
because I'm married already.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Andromeda Galaxy 3500 AD

An intergalactic traveler
from Andromeda's planet Ray
landed on Earth one fine day,
an abandoned planet
in the galaxy of the Milky Way,
he found an old diary in its debris
giving some light on its mystery,
an amazing and fascinating story
about a civilization's rise and fall
into total destruction from glory,
it seems there once existed
a strange and brilliant human race
endowed with intellect, talent and grace,
a culture so extraordinary sublime
they bordered on the divine,
but for worldwide pollution,
overcrowding and wars
they found no solution,
with a shortage of food, water and oil
they diminished those treasures
on their limited and exploited soil
and nation fought nation
for raw materials
and to prevent starvation,
in a worldwide nuclear war
resulting in mankind's elimination
and all living organisms' cessation,
the only record left was the diary
with its sinister commentary.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Karl May 1842-1912

Almost every European
learned about the Old Wild West
by reading Karl May's books
who seemed to know America best,
he wrote about the pioneering days,
gunslingers, Indians, cowboys
and their adventurous ways,
his heroes, Old Shatterhand
and his Indian friend, Winnetou,
fought for justice and Indian rights,
two dapper fighters, honest and true.

Karl May wrote about
the Wild West scene,
and an America
he had never seen,
only after he wrote his tales
he visited America
using profits from sales.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Who is Dad?

I asked my mom:
"Why did you give me life?"
"A bad mistake my boy,
Turned me into an accidental wife,
You see, I had this one-night stand,
An unexpected pregnancy,
Unfortunate and out of hand,
So, I immediately laid a trap
For some more decent chap,
Who agreed to quickly marry me,
Out of a real sense of decency,
Since he believed to be your dad,
But, please, don't make him mad
And never, ever tell my story,
He'll leave and we'll both be sorry".

I kept the secret of my mom
And now, both my parents are gone,
But, in a way, I am quite glad
I never found my runaway dad.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Wall Street

In a downsized market
brokers maneuver stocks
up and down each day
to collect for transactions
their hefty commission pay,
frankly, they don't care about
their clients, firms or our nation
as long as they can grab
their daily compensation
from all the suckers in town,
it may serve us better
to close Wall Street down.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Sharks and the Economy

The sharks return
to eat the golden fish
in the US stimulus dish,
granting them every wish,
using Ponzi schemes,
mortgage fraud themes,
derivatives, short sales
and tearful pleading
with sad bankruptcy tales,
or sleazy financial machinations
by grabbing dispossessed homes
in 'buy cheap' crooked operations,
paying for these adventures
with taxes we'll never get
from an economy practically dead,
thus creating galloping inflation
which may ruin our nation
in a reckless experiment
turning the dollar's value
into one red cent.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Lady of his Choice

It was a balmy summer night
with a full moon shining bright
when I met my life's delight,
this dark-haired beauty
with a complexion - ivory white,
a lady, graceful, charming,
sexy and disarming,
she seemed to really care
and we had a delightful affair,
in love, I asked her to marry me,
but she said, "never be, never be,
I'm married and have AIDS,
but you have my sympathy".

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

The Bard

History celebrates him
as a man of note,
creator of many
a legendary quote,
a poet who looked into
the smithy of the soul,
the exploration of
universal consciousness
his ultimate goal,
theatre established his fame,
Shakespeare was his name...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Brother, can you spare a dime?

Brother can you spare
a ten dollar bill,
I need a cup of coffee,
in this cold I feel a chill,
they foreclosed my home
and I live outdoors
on sidewalks of stone.

How strange, I thought,
with this inflation
sweeping the nation
in this recent time,
a ten dollar bill
is worth a 1929 dime.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Return to Israel

Like a phoenix rising
from the Holocaust ashes,
inspired by divine prediction,
the Jewish people returned
to their ancient homeland
and turned the sandy desert
into a green paradise where
modern Western culture thrives
in freedom and democracy,
never, ever to be returned
to its prior savage past.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

When I get to old to dream...

When I get too old to dream,
I'll still have memories of you,
delicious days, romantic nights,
the very best I ever knew
and when my world shall end,
I know you will be there
waiting around the bend...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Fleeting...

Like a fleeting ray of sunshine
on the shadowy screen of life,
a subtle gift of the divine,
you added a sublime touch
to this dreary world of mine,
a welcome gift of light
to stay the darkness
of the coming night...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Life...

...here today,
gone tomorrow,
a vale of tears,
a valley of sorrow,
yet, there's some light,
joy, sun and love
but never enough,
not ever enough...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Good and Evil

Within this tortured human race
god and the devil have the same face,
man can be an angel endowed with grace,
yet, within him the predator has his place,
without his devils his angels cannot be,
of his two natures he can never be free...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Proposal

Will you be mine
young maiden fair
I'll give you all
my loving care
for love like ours
is quite rare
and till life's end
we'll be a pair...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Treasured Night

In your dark and dreamy eyes,
windows of your very soul,
I see passions burning hot,
hot as burning coal,
give in to your flames of desire
ere our feelings could expire,
let's not put any obstruction
in the way of mutual seduction
for a night of love's sweet pleasure
will in life's quality measure
always be the greatest treasure...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Seduction

The lives we build
are our own production,
never blame someone else
for your seduction...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

My First Love...

Sometimes I recall
the music of the spheres
on a moonlit night
with the fragrance
of jasmine in the air,
palms swaying in the wind
and my heart all aglow
with unbridled passion
for my first love
- long, long gone
but never forgotten...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

James

James was envied by all,
a chap, handsome, rich,
proud and walking tall,
a personable, generous sport
by all men in town admired
and by the ladies adored
for his charm and grace,
always a smile on his face,
but one fine day in May
they found him stone dead,
he had but a bullet in his head,
and no one could ever figure out why
lucky James had decided to die...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Rough Times

A happy, smiling outer shell
Hiding an inner furious hell,
An unsuccessful salesman
In a failing economy
Trying his best to sell...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Bea

A ray of sunshine
on a cloudy day
with a fine intellect
she illuminated our way,
a lady endowed
with charm and grace,
her passing
leaves this world
a lesser place...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Curse not...

Curse not the dying of the light,
It brings the peace of an eternal night,
Exstiguishing all suffering and blight...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

The Dragon

An anxious father
drives his fevered child
through mountain passes
rugged and wild
on a rainy, stormy night
with lightening flashes
casting an eerie light
and the windshield wipers
blurring his sight
racing along at high speed
to save his ailing son
who 's in dire medical need.

"Dad, there is a big dragon
with claws, tail and fiery eye
chasing me from the stormy sky!"
"My boy, it's just your confusion,
the dragon is only an illusion."
"He's after me, spiting fire and wild."
"Not so, not so my dear little child."

When they brought the boy
to the hospital bed,
the doctor quietly said,
"I'm so sorry,
but your poor child is dead".

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Jesus

Why is there such glorification
Of the cruel act of crucification,
If Jesus could rise, he'd say -
'I don't want to be seen this way,
You should always remember me
As a shining symbol
Of goodness and decency,
To love your fellow man
The very best way you can,
To honor the weak and the meek
And turn the other cheek,
The Jewish religion I cherished,
I don't want it to be perished,
Neither do I ever want a Church
Of pomp and circumstance,
My beliefs were of a simple stance,
Persecution, torture and inquisition
Were never my position,
If I were ever again to rise,
I'd want to see a new world,
Simple, peaceful, loving and wise.'

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

American Aid?

We give 900 millions
to Palestine's Arabs
and the terrorist Hamas
who burn American flags
and send rockets into Israel
while our country is in
such dire financial straits
that our banks are bankrupt,
yet the wealthy Arab nations
take our money for their oil
to use propaganda against us
and quietly arm our enemies.

We voted for this administration,
not to inflict more harm
but help our American nation.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Middle East

The Arabs wail and cry
about their refugee brothers
and want them to be provided
by the UN, Israel and others,
but they never lift a hand
to let them enter their land,
yet, little Israel
as reported by the news
took in their refugee Jews
who had been citizens
of Arab nations
for countless generations,
while Israeli Arabs live very well
but Gaza's Arabs under Hamas
live in a fascistic veritable hell.

Have these people no shame
to play with Muslim brothers
such a despicable game?

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Sumerian Warning to the West

Tread softly on my grave
You men of Western Lands,
Do not defile my temples
With searching, unclean hands,
Do not disturb Sumerian nobles
And irk my Goddess of the moon
Buried beneath the ashes
Of my great land
Which met its end too soon.

I was a great King once,
My name was Ur-Nammu,
Before my word
The ancients trembled,
My friends I raised,
My enemies I slew.

Sumerian Lands lie buried
Beneath the sands of time,
Like all civilizations
Must in this world decline.

Tread softly on my grave
You men of Western Lands,
For some day other men
From other places will dig
Where your civilization stands.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 1999 Alfred Charasz

Confidence versus Fear

The financial system
is a shaky house of cards
with credit and confidence
its most essential parts
but if we lose the trust
and fear sets in,
the bubble will bust
leading to a recession
and a run on banks
resulting in depression
not only ruining the economy,
but also affecting us psychologically
by causing more fear and anxiety
suppressing reason and sobriety
which makes it absolutely clear
that our biggest enemies
are lack of confidence - and fear.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Extra Benefits

A shapely body and a pretty face
endowed with charm and grace,
an absolutely stunning gal
with personality, she has it all,
I soon proposed and she accepted,
we married ceremoniously
but the rest was unexpected,
she said she felt neglected,
claimed she needs a lot of action
for sexual satisfaction
and has a constant need
with lots of men to sleep,
It's then, I tell each friend
I have a wife for rent,
so now I have my honey
and make some extra money.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Beyond our Means

Responsibility for our
financial woes - it seems,
we live way beyond our means
from unnecessary wars,
exploration of the stars,
gas-guzzling monster cars,
homes people can't afford,
living on credit card support,
a good life for today,
then bankruptcy,
and never pay,
swindling banks and brokers,
Ponzi tricks and Wall Street jokers,
outsourcing of our industries
causing unemployment miseries,
building up other nations
while ours falls into devastation,
to badly managed companies
looking for stimulus subsidies,
and thus we spend more
than we can ever make,
an irresponsible mistake.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

G.W.

G.W. left us in a mess,
Having a ball,
Parties in Texas,
But couldn't care less.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

The Time...

The time is now,
The time is here,
A time for love,
A time for cheer
To live with hope
And not in fear...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

My God...

Towards Mecca turned the Arab,
Praying to his god,
To the sun, the cat, the scarab
The Egyptian gave his nod
While the Hindu found his utility
In reincarnation and humility,
In Jesus, Christians
Found their divinity,
Backed by the holy trinity,
Some Papuans worship the alligator
While I pray to my white kitchen god,
- my port in a storm, my refrigerator,
Daily I open the portals
Of this heavenly creator
To fill all my needs
Sooner or later...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Call it Sleep...

When futile exercises
in semantics are required
by pedants who do
not communicate,
students grow weary, tired
and boredom or sleep
ends their lecture date...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred cHARASZ

We...

We are two fish
in an alien sea,
swimming together,
where ever we'd be
traveling as lovers
into eternity...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz

Lady's Complaint

When he was young,
It was every night,
As he got older,
His action was light
And became quite rare
As his hair turned white
And now my partner in crime
Is not doing so great
And often collapses
Right at the gate.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz