Roger, I am aware of the variation in how "fire" is pronounced. I have rewritten that line to avoid metrical confusion. The "satiric" effect of the poem has nothing to do with being funny. I hear the speaker's voice as scathingly sardonic. I think the Harvard Business Review would be one of the last journals to want to publish this. I hold the MBAs responsible for a lot of what I am describing. Their creed has trickled into all aspects of life, with devastating consequences.
Susan
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