Dedicated to those living in the “margins of society”, “where the need resides”, “in the peripheries”, “the most vulnerable”, and “to those who have lost all hope.”
Where the Bentleys,
The Benzes,
The million dollar mansions
Are starving for God
In their abundance of riches;
The poorest of the poor.
Yet how come all the focus
Is on the resource poor?
I guess it’s easier
To drive a van full of
Missionaries to a place
Under a bridge than
To bust into a gated
Community of million dollar
Homes where the
Real poverty is to be found.
-Gary Edward Geraci
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- Comment from author about the poem: Who are the truly poor?
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Well, the rich are 'gaining the whole world but losing their own soul'. A bit like my poem today - chosen before I read yours here!
Yes, I agree Orchidee and they are a tough nut to crack as Christ instructed his disciples concerning “the rich.” I’m never too sure of myself when writing these “free verse” poems. That is until I see what the majority of the modern day, free verse poets out of New York are producing (I don’t mean this in a disparaging way) - I find their work instructive and in a way, a bit liberating for me to try to emulate during those times when I want to say something “now” without having to go through the mechanics of writing in traditional verse.
Erm, you could just waffle on sometimes (in a good way), rhyming or unrhymning. Bit like I waffle on! heehee.
We are just rearranging words after all, in greater or lesser volume I suppose. Brevity has never been my specialty (unless face-to-face with someone; then I’m tongue tied -the classical tale of an introvert). Which is why I feel like a fraud and a cheat when I post those 5-7-5 Haiku poems!
I'm on to 'Shakey' now - Shakespeare and 'Hamlet'. Not that I've read more than about two of his works all the way through. I cheat - a book of quotes! If 'brevity is the soul of wit, what is waffling?' Actually, I added that last bit myself. lol. Yes, say as much or as little as you wish!
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