May 1, 2013 Humanity – A Tanka Image Credit: flickr.com Material wealth Blinding to what surrounds you Swallows compassion If permitted to consume And supplant humanity ~ ~~ 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... Posted in Poetry Tagged compassion, generosity, humanity, material wealth, poem, poetry, poor, poverty, tanka, wealth 5 Comments