__ As they sit on up-set plastic buckets, we donate and their eyes smile; then, there is that nod of thank you… and your heart rises. So well felt here, Adjei_! _m
thin faced pleas
beggars sit open handed
plastic buckets
On one level we should all be beggars appreciating the miracle of life of course. So there is that aspect. I always find it both fascinating and disturbing that so many societies want to create beggars but castigate them at the same time.
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sunlit sweat
the young vagrant
sucks a thumb
Alan Summers
Anthology: Haiku Harvest: 2000 – 2006 (Modern English Tanka Press 2007)
Mind-stretching. Heartfelt and hopeful. So Gut! Much needed and not overused at all. The world will be a better place one day. Very moving indeed. Especially the rich imagery of a beggar's arm, moving from one poem to an other.
November 16th, 2017 at 10:54 am
Poignant one, Adjei,
Congratulations.
November 16th, 2017 at 2:05 pm
Thanks Kala. I am deeply humbled.
November 16th, 2017 at 11:21 am
Very moving.
November 16th, 2017 at 2:02 pm
Thanks Dirk. I appreciate your comment
November 16th, 2017 at 12:03 pm
poignant. Makes me want to give attention to that homeless person.
November 16th, 2017 at 2:18 pm
Thanks Mary Jo. We sometimes have to give to open doors to our blessings.
November 16th, 2017 at 12:49 pm
Well done, our minds stretch to get the full meaning.
November 16th, 2017 at 2:04 pm
Thanks so much Marita. Glad you could deduce other meanings
November 16th, 2017 at 2:30 pm
one arm stretched out for anything into what will probably be a long day. A much needed poem. Thank you for sharing.
November 17th, 2017 at 2:05 am
Thanks Michelle. I appreciate your comment.
November 16th, 2017 at 5:29 pm
__ As they sit on up-set plastic buckets, we donate and their eyes smile; then, there is that nod of thank you… and your heart rises. So well felt here, Adjei_! _m
thin faced pleas
beggars sit open handed
plastic buckets
November 17th, 2017 at 2:04 am
Thanks Magyar. I am as well touched by your story. It's such a common scene in my country, Ghana, as well.
November 17th, 2017 at 7:13 am
poignant, yet a hint of hope, that the day will be better.
lovely write. :)
November 17th, 2017 at 12:40 pm
Gives me chills. So delightful.
November 17th, 2017 at 6:21 pm
Ahhh – striking, heartfelt, hopeful. I think many of us have experienced this moment , so expertly captured.
November 18th, 2017 at 5:28 am
I imagined the beggar giving thanks for having survived another day. Well captured, Adjei.
marion
November 20th, 2017 at 5:15 am
sunrise…
a beggar’s arm
stretching into day
—ADJEI AGYEI-BAAH
Very cinematic couple of lines:
a beggar’s arm
stretching into day
On one level we should all be beggars appreciating the miracle of life of course. So there is that aspect. I always find it both fascinating and disturbing that so many societies want to create beggars but castigate them at the same time.
.
sunlit sweat
the young vagrant
sucks a thumb
Alan Summers
Anthology: Haiku Harvest: 2000 – 2006 (Modern English Tanka Press 2007)
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November 27th, 2017 at 7:59 pm
Poignant ! Stretching to start afresh !
March 12th, 2020 at 3:35 pm
Mind-stretching. Heartfelt and hopeful. So Gut! Much needed and not overused at all. The world will be a better place one day. Very moving indeed. Especially the rich imagery of a beggar's arm, moving from one poem to an other.