January 21, 2014 A Child’s Blank Stare (Haiku) 17 Comments A child’s blank stare Living a life undeserved ~~ Poverty destroys . ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~ Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Like Loading... Related Posted by Dom DiFrancesco in Poetry Tagged: haiku, hunger, poem, poor, poverty, sadness, starvation, starving children
Thank you Gilly, I often write these to remind myself of how good I actually have it in comparison to many people around the world and that I need to make an attempt to do my part to make things better. Reply
Thank so much for re-blogging my poem, I truly appreciate the fact that you liked it enough to do so. :) Reply
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Thank you so much for the re-blog, I appreciate it. :)
No problem…. it was on topic to what I had written. Happy writing.
Thanks again. :)
Oh Dom, this goes right to the heart strings and tugs hard. xx
Thank you very much Kimberly, this is one of those that I like and dislike at the same time.
I agree. It is so beautifully written about a despicable subject.
Powerful words…imagery is heartbreaking.
Thank you so much Cheryl-Lynn, I appreciate it.
A moving haiku Dom, I can see faces in despair.
Thank you Gilly, I often write these to remind myself of how good I actually have it in comparison to many people around the world and that I need to make an attempt to do my part to make things better.
very thoughtful…
Thank you so much my friend.
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So true and so touching.
Thank so much for re-blogging my poem, I truly appreciate the fact that you liked it enough to do so. :)
Poverty destroys — a point that many of the powers-that-be count upon. Well written. :)
Thank you Jen, they sure do count on it and that fact is a disgrace.