Life Is a Serious Business by Anne Butler

Author:Anne Butler [Butler, Anne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-908024-11-4
Publisher: Original Writing

MARKET GAP

I had a visitor today,

He was of the accountant variety.

Now I thought accountants were sensible,

Stable sorts of fellows.

But he had a present for me,

A ticket for a flat race,

A competition! Wonderful.

Unfortunately, as the party in question

Was the stables leading light,

The odds were nearly even.

“There may be a gap in the market,” I said.

“But is there a market in the gap?”

VERSATILITY

If you wish to publish a book of verse,

You must look at its viability.

My accountants say authors are tax exempt- wonderful,

Serious poets aren’t in it for the money,

So that poses absolutely no threat to me.

The publisher, he is a lovely man,

But he cannot be expected to publish it for the good of my health,

He has bills to pay.

The wholesale distributor, I haven’t met him yet,

Requires a percentage of the proceeds

And the shops have to make a profit.

The old law of supply and demand applies

And it is important to market the product correctly.

Do stop me if any of this sounds even remotely familiar.

I succumb,

On second thoughts,

I think I will speak to my accountant again.

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