She Hates Her Laughter [ The Little Refugeegirl ] Comments
The ikon of that little face
always present asleep or awake.
The one hand stretched out to grasp,
the other beating, kicking waters back.
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A dramatic poem that illustrates the pain, loss, and suffering experienced by refugees. So sad with lasting lingering effects on the human psyche.
Very pleased to see you, Pamela, have a flettering word on it.Thank you.
A very impressive writing! After loosing family and friends how to laugh?
Thank you, Galina.I do appreciate so much your generous word, having noticed in many of your comments on poems in PH, the ability to utter a serious literary critic.Take into notice that english is not my native language and my translations into english from the prototyp is not an easy one.Do please without any hasitation let me know the expression not appropriate to change.Thanks again
What powerful imagery! Tense. I could picture every line of it. She feels a knot clogging the throat Sob strange comes often out as breath. Those lines really stand out to me. I can relate to the intense sadness, but can't begin to imagine what they went through. You captured the scenery, emotion, and the human spirit in this one Dimitrios. Thank you for sharing.
It; s an honour to you to have seen it the way described.Do study its means to emphasise the trauma of a child, who shows the humanism the responsible should show
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7/28/2025 4:29:38 AM # 1.0.0
So very sad, such pain and suffering, thanks for sharing Dimitios
Thank you, dear Lady, for having a kind word about the feelings the poem can cause.