World Hunger/World Poetry

http://www.originalpoetry.com/double-sided-coin

http://www.originalpoetry.com/all-i-want-for-christmas_3

http://www.originalpoetry.com/unless_2

http://www.originalpoetry.com/merry-christmas-mr-amp-mrs-hampton

If there is anymore poems you know about please let me know..
WS

Last edited by WordSlinger 12-08-2009 at 08:15:31 AM

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Re: World Hunger/World Poetry

wow, that's a powerful picture, Wordslinger. Way to bring it home.
-dh

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Actually, I've seen this picture before. It made me immediately sick to my belly, and brought tears to fall!
I seen this on a news cast. The photo had won an award, and there is also video footage of this poor child stumbling and dying, while the vulture looms near and waits!-Here's the thing that grabs me, if not as bad as the situation, itself-The point on the program that was made, was that the photographer/crew, did nothing to help. To aid the child. They recorded the boy dying! After the award. Officials tried to get them on some type of involutary manslaughter- because it is a crime to witness such event, and neglect to intervene..not to mention, how uncaring, and gloryhound-it appeares just-so they could get 'the perfect picture' of starvation. The crew/photographer, claim that their temporary neglect, was only to capture the moment, and bring a more powerful impact of awareness-and that the moment the footage/pictures were finished..they ran to him with their 'full' canteens, and attempted to nourish the dehydrated, malnourished child.-after a full investigation, the charges were dropped, as there were no witnesses, nor were they on American soil.
-the baby boy however, died- of dehydration.
Well, at least the 'artists' made us more aware, right?

-Maddi