Monday, August 27, 2012

Between The Rich And The Poor Comments

Rating: 3.9

Who draws the gap between people?
They call them rich, they call them poor
The rich squander in wealth and abundance
The poor wonder what to eat next time.
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Elizabeth Padillo Olesen
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Babatunde Aremu 17 October 2024

The haves continue to ensure that the poor are denied basic necessities while they enjoy opulence. The rich is the lord of the poor. Very unfortunate!

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 09 March 2021

An astute observation on the status of people. Incisive write.

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Prabir Gayen 28 February 2019

Just 10++++++++++++ from me...so reality and minute observation... thanks

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Thanks for rating this poem so generously. Deeply appreciated!

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Prabir Gayen 28 February 2019

Very beautiful poem dear poetess.. The gap is eternal.... thanks

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Thanks. Yes, the gap seems eternal in reality. All through the years and through generations we keep the common vision for peace and justice and for equality and often we see that there is this gap that seems cannot be healed. But let us not give up our hope for a just and equal society among citizens and all dwellers therein.

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Ahile Kashami Ahile 03 January 2019

God! This really speaks of the situation in my country, you wrote it like you were here. It's breaks our hearts everyday how our system takes everything from us and hands it to the one percent in Nigeria, were the laws only oppress the poor, where we are kept poor because of the greed and corruption of the rich and powerful.

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Hi, Ahile, I am really God that this poem also speaks to the situation in your own country. This is reality in our world, a window to human sin of greed and corruption.

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I meant I am really happy that read your poem. THere was error in my first reply to you. Instead of glad, I spelled God. Take care and keep on writing.

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Sochukwu Ivye 16 October 2017

Thought-provoking questions from a perceptive heart. These interrogatory remarks provide their answers on their own. Well dished out piece, dear poetess.

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Thanks for your beautiful response, Chukwuma. Deeply appreciated.

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Howard Savage 21 January 2016

Great poem about the realities of capitalism, and people. Great question.

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Elizabeth Padillo Olesen 20 January 2016

Thanks for your appreciative response to this poem, dear Ernest Makuakua.

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Ernest Makuakua 12 January 2016

love the piece Who wakes up in the middle of the night Feeling the grumbling hungry tummy Over an open roof and empty plates? Who orders trips to paradise during holidays Hoarding bank shares and silver and gold? the rich and the poor

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Thanks, Ernest, for your appreciation of this piece.

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Liza Sudina 24 October 2015

poor children call us for good deeds!

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Yes, Liza, the poor children do need help, mercy and compassion. Thanks for responding!

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Elizabeth Padillo Olesen 27 October 2012

Thanks for a very postive comment, Yash.

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Yash Shinde 27 October 2012

this poem shows criticism in right manner loved the powerful expressions and phrase keep writing :)

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Elizabeth Padillo Olesen 02 September 2012

Thanks, Thomas, for responding to this poem with a much more beautiful verse.

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