Notes About The Poem

Here, in this haiku (or senryu), I try to capture the poignancy and tragedy of the plight and loss of innocence of so many millions of children in other parts of the world who are forced every year to leave their homes and childhoods behind because of either extreme impoverishment or because they are no longer wanted by their parents for allegedly bringing public disgrace or shame to their families and so forth.

Innocence Lost

Forsaken, a girl roams the Calcuttan “jungle,”— she weeps in silence.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Cunningham Avatar
May 18, 2018 at 5:37 AM
Beautifuly senryu Ngoc, I sometimes hear about these things happening, surely these things belong in the past where they belong. Tom
Nguyen Avatar
May 18, 2018 at 11:06 AM
Thank you, Tom! Sadly, these crimes still happen in many parts of the world, I'm afraid. Ngoc. :-(
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