Another Daughter~

Another twilight's gone mother 

Your child saunters behind 

Late autumn serves icy air

Blithers gothic tune to my ears

Another meal is cooked mother

Cabbage in the prior night's broth

Lord gave me a wilful tongue

Posh delicacy it longs

Another hope knit mother

Your yarns are though so thin

Our anorexic legs fall off-track

This place is of tyres and engines

Another daughter find mother 

My fever isn't a duck-soup

Drift me away after I be no more

Burial costs, people are aloof

Author's Note

Aren't we lucky to have extra pennies to spend on Internet service? There are people who are not.

Reviews

[Beccy]

In your reply to Chris, you wrote, 'The pain of seeing their children hungry is more painful than the hunger of the children,' Never has a truer word been spoken

There is a brand of Iranian Caviar called Almas, that retails at over
$30,000 per kilogram; it is the worlds most expensive food.

According to the charity 'Save the children,' it costs just 50 cents a day to
prevent a starving African child from dying.

Only one word suffices for how our world has come to this. Obscene!

Beccy.

[barleygirl]

I had to tack onto this comment becuz it reminds me of something I watched lately -- I binge-watched some Mt Everest documentaries. I feel the same way about people who have $50,000 to buy their way to the top of the world, regardless of trekking experience, but not one penny spent to clean up the mountains of trash they leave behind, nor to do anything about having to step over a long line of dead bodies as you approach the summit. Not enuf money for that, but enuf for the ego trip of a lifetime for some. And of course, single mothers worldwide try to figure out how to feed their kids . . . I wouldn't say this is necessarily a third-world situation, as some have commented, but everyday single mothers everywhere are feeding their kids ketchup on saltine crackers while rich people step over dead bodies atop Everest. This is the height of obscenity & why I had to tack onto your excellent commentary, Beccy! (((HUGS))) to both of you excellent writers & right-seeing people, Fondly, Margie

[¿]

I thank both of you amazing ladies purely from the bottom of my heart. I wish I could agree more to your words. What joy is in bargaining with a vegetable vendor for a cent off whereas we let the posh eateries keep the change? We are harvesting the worst fruit of our deeds right now. I hail from a tiny town and undoubtedly faced financial crisis that is not uncommon. I'm grateful that I, we survived. And likewise you, it stuns my eyes to see people spending handful for dollars in mundane things.
Always in the wait of good change. Bless you and let's pray to be blessed my our Almighty. Ameen :)

[Klaus]

Absolutely gorgeous gave me goosebumps really.

[Abhishek Izy]

Again, you're so good with your world.. Mighty impressed. Now have I not read you before ever or did you delete any of your works?? Last I remembers we were quite conversational but I don't know where because we have have exchanged any emails ever.

And you picked Goth quite well.

[¿]

Hiya Abhishek! I was actually very active here but my shoulders became a lot heavier as I grew up. I've archived some of my writings for editing purposes.
I get sad in seconds by seeing something heart wrenching. Hungry people are getting hungrier and on top of that we have her majesty covid. It's somehow a reflection on what I'd decide to do if I were in the shoes of a skint. Thanks so much for remembering friend! I think of being here more often🌸

[Abhishek Izy]

Be here when you have no where else to be... Always a charm to read your stuffs.

[barleygirl]

This is a haunting poem, especially after I got to your author's note. My internet service never blinks, but the other morning it was out for a few hours & it seemed like that was a big inconvenience. I am poor, but still I can't fathom how the poorest of the poor live. It's very stressful not knowing how you'll pay for basics each month & that's how tons of people feel with unemployment surging in 2020. You use s strong vivid details to show instead of tell, plus I love how the first line of each verse follows a certain structure that gives this a sense of resounding (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[¿]

Unbelievable! Even I used to scream at my wifi service if only for a sec it delayed in loading a page. Learning to learn the world. I wish I can do well. Thanks sweet Margie, A very happy fall to you🍂

[Davidgeo]

I don't really like this particular writing style.

But you do have a very beautiful eye.

[¿]

But I do like your honesty. Thanks TK! Hope you're well. :)

[Ayesha]

This gave me chills!!!
Mahatma Gandhi once said, "There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread."
It would take a lifetime before we complete counting the gifts we have being the privileged. Tahsin, the pathos that you've aroused here, the sentiment, is all too powerful. We realize how incapable we are to create a difference. Wonderful write.
Stay Safe.

[¿]

And I feel shackled to see their pain. Am abundantly grateful to the each grain of my fate. Hope we can help the world a little more than we do. Thank you so much for your visit dear Ayesha🍁 stay blesed

[Ayesha]

Always .

[May. Words.]

Beautiful words. Naturally a writer.

[¿]

Thank you, May =)

[I Shred This Cabbage]

I won’t express any further compassion for others less fortunate - you have done that most admirably. Actually you have expressed the very fine notion to prefer dignity for those less fortunate. A strong command of words and poetic delivery. Well done!

[¿]

Thank you so much John ~ more than I can say! And extremely sorry for replying this late, sending best wishes to you🍀🍀

[...]

Let's praise ordinary man and women and child. This is what spoke to me here. You keep authenticity or real life but you also keep your inner poetic voice. Your message is clear at my eyes. There are so many poor people who cannot feed own children and situation is getting more down. I like your tone when you serve us simple poetic meal. But when we have to listen and see . And when we listen and see finally our hearts getting open. This is power of real poetry . Well done.

[¿]

Thanks so much, Poet!! Am glad that I could keep my voice poetic but simple. You've liked it and it means so much to me! May all needy get fed by good food and have a happy life☺

[Paul Bell]

Is it the top 3% of the richest people who basically run the planet.
It's always been the haves and the have-nots and it will never change. Unless there's a world order to fix things which I don't see anytime soon. 21st century and people are still starving, it's a stain on humanity.

[¿]

They're starving and we are fulfilling the cravings and it goes on. Thank you Paul!😇

[NonsenseTyper]

emotional and filled with melancholy! the stuff of dreams added up to the bitterness of modern life. This place is indeed of "Tyres and Engines". beautifully described. somehow reminded me of "Mother" by Pink Floyd... I really enjoyed reading your poems. you have your own style and speak from the heart. Nothing beats that! I wish you an endless supply of creativity. Always :)

[¿]

Many many thank yous to you sensible-writer! I am very grateful to the inspiration you passed to me. I take that wish as one of my top wishes😇 Be blessed =)