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: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email 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