Roberta Writes – d’Verse Dialogue It In and Esther Chilton’s writing challenge: The Killing of the Bull #poetry

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Dora’s d’Verse challenge is to employ at least one line of dialogue in a poem. You can join in this d’Verse challenge here: https://dversepoets.com/2025/04/08/poetics-dialogue-it-in/

Esther Chilton’s writing challenge for this week is dark. You can join in here: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/04/09/writing-prompts-60/

I’ve been watching international stock markets react to the current media dubbed ‘tariff war’ with fascination. This poem is the outcome of my reading today. A good market is called a bull market and a bad one is called a bear market.

The Killing of the Bull

The bull’s stampeding down the road

He’s taken the whole herd with him

Blood gushing from the arrows

Embedded in his heaving sides

Each arrow tip sharpened by tariffs, and

Engraved with a previous rangers name

Canada, China, Europe, and Japan

Have already left the archer’s quiver

As he stands among the falling debris

Of Wall Street’s finest institutions

Impervious to the choking dust

Teeth shining whitely in the darkness

Investors watching from the sidelines

Spit dirt and muck from open mouths

Unable to decide which way is up

Through the heavy, swirling cloud

From a distance conservation officers

Observe grizzly stealthily approaching

“Be careful what you wish for” drowned

Amid earth tremors and upheavals

Ear splitting roar joins the cacophony

As bear bites into opportunistic meal

While the butterflies of renewable energy

Rain down on the desolate scene

Their fragile bodies scorched

And their delicate wings burning

.Picture caption: Bear from Unsplash
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  13. Excellent extended metaphor for the recent tariff insanity–although he-who-shall-not-be-named just paused most of them for 90 days. We’ve bought a first-class ticket to Crazytown!

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  15. It’s drama personified and you make it happen in living “blood gushing,” bloodthirsty horror. What a terrific write, Robbie — I love it!

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  24. Very finely put…

    As a follow up, I just read today that some are wondering whether 🎃 did not do ‘insider trading’. People close to him might have bought stock low with an expectation of a raise. 100,000$ order could have netted more than 20 Million $. So the question is “How many knew he was going to revert the tariffs, thus probably sending the markets up.

    He’s a gangster… Al Capone with n*kes.

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      1. True or not they are despicable. A perfect word… Yes, pension plans have been hit. Now beyond despicable I was thinking of a word starting with ‘bas’ and ending with ‘tard’. 🤣

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