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A Farmer’s Plight
Contributed by
FRANCO
on
Saturday, 16th September 2006 @ 09:10:46 PM in AEST
Topic:
AmericanTragedy
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Bare sizzling blue sky,
blazing blistering sun,
gusting arid wind,
cracked parched terrain,
longing reddened eyes,
hapless infant’s cry,
weeping weedy woman,
a familiar sight,
farmer’s plight.
Deceitful weather,
rather primitive skill,
his futile community - but
a hinder, strive to kill,
blaming his fate,
gulp’s the venom
to shut his life’s gate
leaving behind,
the blameless infant to cry,
his weeping weedy woman to die.
Sightless people’s phony tears
deaf government’s vain vigor,
mute mighty media’s selfish desire,
is there anybody to hear,
our farmer’s dieing plight;
the ravenous infant’s cry?
-FRANCO-
Copyright ©
FRANCO
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Re: A Farmer’s Plight
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by Lionel on
Sunday, 17th September 2006 @ 06:04:23 PM AEST
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| Good poem, but you need to tell those farmers about the abundant Gov't. farm subsidies, - courtesy of the taxpayer. |
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Re: A Farmer’s Plight
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by Matthew on
Saturday, 14th October 2006 @ 11:41:19 AM AEST
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It's a sad comment on humanity today that from West Virgina to Ethiopia
there exist subsistence farmers who can't even afford to feed themselves.
Capitalism has left them behind...good write-we need people to draw attention to this.
Matthew |
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Re: A Farmer’s Plight
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by Clarity_Rising on
Thursday, 18th January 2007 @ 01:23:32 PM AEST
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I sense a slight political
undertone. Another excellent
write. I hope that your message
is received by the world, so we
can all embrace some much needed
change.
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Re: A Farmer’s Plight
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by Dom on
Monday, 22nd January 2007 @ 09:01:17 AM AEST
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I loved this poem, the ending is haunting bringing all the focus onto this one hungry child. Effective alliteration too.
Dom |
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Re: A Farmer’s Plight
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by needledancing on
Sunday, 4th March 2007 @ 12:13:08 AM AEST
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We will be the hungry of the earth when the farmer gives up. Why do they build houses where farms once flourished. Our country is insane with greed but man must feed. when will we see that a house does not feed man?
The soil must bare food. Thank you Franco |
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