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Editor's Choice
Theme: Poverty

Shanties (Pleiades Poem)
by Sandra Martyres
shanty.jpg

Sneezing and wheezing,
Showering in rain,
Shrill voices cry out.
Stocks of food are low,
Starving shanty kids.
State governments,
Soulless spectators!
Image © Getty Images

27-Feb-2012

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Comments on this Poem

Comment Thank you so much Rupradha for your kind comment..

sandramartyres
27-Feb-2012 06:38 AM
Comment harsh reality of life aptly penned!! Congratz for the Editor's Choice dear!!

Rupradha
27-Feb-2012 05:50 AM

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