Pay The Cost by Arild Andresen Ertsland

kerry singleton

Date: 7/29/2012 5:26:00 PM

Wow! So many people don't see!! much love to you Arild x :)

Tim Ryerson

Date: 6/30/2012 12:00:00 PM

Unbelievably hearbreaking tale, Arild...great piece of work - Tim

Joe Maverick

Date: 6/28/2012 3:03:00 PM

I have heard of this wretched situation 15 years back or so Arild and in the back of my mind I thought there must have been some improvement for them this is a truly disgraceful situation..! I hope that this write is effective in raising the awareness of their plight.

elizabeth wesley

Date: 6/27/2012 10:26:00 AM

So many lost children who disappear in the sad horrors we manage to give them. I really was touched with your words Arild; wonder if you were there and saw this. Luv, Lizzie

Owen Yeates

Date: 6/26/2012 12:13:00 PM

Hi Arild very beautiful words about a pitiful plight, all the best Owen

Wilma Neels

Date: 6/26/2012 1:34:00 AM

A gripping write on the sad reality of life currently Arild.. I love how you ended it as well. You just highligted the plight of these children in Romania and so many all over the world.. Hope your week is a great one. Thank you for liking my avatar :) love & hugs CTC

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders

Date: 6/25/2012 9:42:00 PM

An amazing write from you Arild. Thanks for sharing your heartfelt poem and bringing attention to the awful reality of the children you observed. It seems like a worldwide tragedy. So many of them are sold in to prostitution or slavery. Very sad...on a happier note, I hope you and Anne-Lise have a great vacation. Love and Blessings, Rhonda

nette onclaud

Date: 6/25/2012 2:24:00 PM

i missed you arild.. a poignant piece, a sad slice of life... but to me... music to the ear! profound on many levels... did one on a street child too!.. how are you?.. hugggs and more!

Joann Grisetti

Date: 6/24/2012 6:31:00 PM

A heart-rending poem, Arild. Must have been hard to bear.

Linda-Marie SweetHeart

Date: 6/24/2012 5:00:00 PM

so sorry Arild.. I did mean David with that last comment on the contest luv.. trying to rush and get much in during beach time.. u are a gem ..

binibining P.iNk

Date: 6/24/2012 12:51:00 PM

Very heartbreaking indeed, Arild! This scene is quite common over here as well-- and then you also know of corrupt government officials. Shucks, where is the justice, huh? What's even sadder is the parents of these kids actually expect their children to be the ones to bring home some money. Sad indeed. And thank you for passing by my limerick :) That is so cool that you & Anne-Lise have a Filipina friend :D! Tell her I said "Ingat lagi!" that's "Take care always!" hugs to you and Anne-Lise :D

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/23/2012 6:26:00 PM

Heartbreaker, Arild. REminding me of the little boys in Brazil and so many other countries where this kind of thing happens. I can see how it affected you. (as for baths, why the heck did you change for a shower? Geeeez)

Arild Andresen Ertsland Date: 6/24/2012 4:18:00 AM

Yes it is a heartbreaker,but I still think it is important never to close our eyes towards reality.I mean,even if it hurts.(oh about the baths,lol-none was ever using it anymore,just took up alot of space:-) ja,ja..

Linda-Marie SweetHeart

Date: 6/23/2012 5:15:00 PM

hand is a little numb now and then.. poor ciculation .. getting old I guess luv.. new fingers in October now planned but Summer is free for me..

Linda-Marie SweetHeart

Date: 6/23/2012 5:14:00 PM

deeply touching and sensitive writer David luv.. such tragedies for thes poor souls to endure.. u have expressed with emotion so grand .. tugs at the heartstrings.. we visit children in hospitals and that is sad enough but this is worse.. thankxx for sharing.. am working on a poem for your creative challenge too..oh time is not enough ..

Michael J. Falotico

Date: 6/23/2012 4:34:00 PM

Touching write from a heart of gold my brother. We leave on the weeee hours of Monday morn. Wow would of been amazing to be there at the same time!! Hope your well my friend. And once again this is over the top!! Very very good !!! See u in the funny papers!! Michael

tristen temple

Date: 6/23/2012 3:12:00 PM

..."Ps. Yesss, This Is Stirring & Profound, My Dear Beautiful Loving Arild ... Thank You, For Your Kind Visit & Keep Brushing These Colours Of Love, Luv,'" Tristen :)

Sara Kendrick

Date: 6/23/2012 2:17:00 PM

This topic set my heart full of saddness..This exist in our own country as well in some large cities..No child or adult should have to live that way..Sara

tristen temple

Date: 6/23/2012 1:23:00 PM

..."Eyes Which See Beyound The Night; The Suffering, Broken Hearts & Plights; Bind The Sorrows, To Mend These Wounds; Set The Children Free, Tis Love's Everlasting Tune *.* No Child Left Behind, My Dear Beautiful Arild, Is What Some Say; What Tears, In Tears Of Clay; 'Beautiful Babies ... Luv,'" Tristen :)

Annalise Brigham

Date: 6/23/2012 12:40:00 PM

This is so very sad....so often we're caught up in the grief of children closer to home, but reading your profound verse reminds us that no children are exempt from the scourge. Thanks for sharing your thoughts Arid.. God bless. Love, Annalise

Gwendolen R.

Date: 6/23/2012 12:01:00 PM

Whoa,,,it's been well over 20 days since your last posting, bro...Glad to know you are safely traveling..I know these images of impoverished children really got to ya...You'd take every one of them out to breakfast if you could, right?. Astonishing scene. Really. Glad u are surfing this day...stay safe...gwendolen

Arild Andresen Ertsland Date: 6/23/2012 12:09:00 PM

I would indeed..! Heartbreaking sceneries to see them sniffing glue and solvents to get their high..

Gail Angel Doyle

Date: 6/23/2012 9:01:00 AM

Bravo!! Arild you penned here a sad story and displayed it into such a creative poem with such depth of power. Hugs and love, Gail

Kim Merryman

Date: 6/23/2012 8:28:00 AM

Such a sad story. You did a wonderful job putting it to rhyme, Arild. Love, Kim

Catie Lindsey

Date: 6/23/2012 8:16:00 AM

Oh, Arild, this is so sad. I just can't imagine those tender children down in the sewer. There is so much going on in our world, that I am just unaware of. Lovely poem. PS- why don't you join the PoetryBattle.com and come and do battle with us. it involves many forms of poetry from Free verse to slam to sonnets. Take a look. hugs, Catie :)

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