It's the first stupidly idealistic one...!

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                         Just One Year

Twelve months, four seasons, fifty-two weeks,
Three hundred and sixty-five days.
There's much that can happen in that space of time
So I'm gonna set out to amaze.

The revenue earned in this period of time
By the 'sectors' of 'movies and sports'
Is a billion dollars and more*, (that's
Just the profits, I'm just trying to plant thoughts!)

If this was creamed off and redistributed
Among all the poor of the world
Then perhaps all the nations would throw off the past
And a new flag of peace be unfurled.

I suppose you'll be wanting to know how it ends
But I'm going as fast as I can
And the punchline would be that the figure I gave
Was only for America...man!!
                                          
                                                                                       MTJ    31.1.00



*  At a conservative estimate....