Sijo:

We have moved mountains and dug deep into this earth to find gold To exchange for paper notes, while burying our brothers in filth. We call development the trenches dug between us for wealth.

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/19/2014 12:08:00 AM

I am with Vie, Mystic rose. This sends a very strong message indeed!!

Michael Dom
Date: 4/20/2014 10:14:00 PM

Hey Andrea and Mystic, thanks for coming back to this sijo. Honesty in the message makes it powerful, I'm just the messenger. :-)

Poet Tacito

Date: 7/15/2013 10:46:00 AM

Good to meet you! This is an insanely strong piece. Hell of a message here!

Michael Dom
Date: 7/16/2013 1:23:00 AM

I appreciate your visit Drake and I'm glad you like the message.

Charmaine Chircop

Date: 7/13/2013 12:38:00 AM

A profound sijo.Well said Michael-Charma

Michael Dom
Date: 7/14/2013 5:52:00 PM

Hi Charma, thank you for appreciating this piece. After visiting your page I can see I have lots of good reading to look forward to. Cheers!

Yanny Widjanarko

Date: 7/11/2013 8:52:00 PM

Wow, this is a deep silo Mike, and also agree it as a powerful statement too :D thank you for the visit before Mike, enjoyed to read this too in my morning :D hug, Yanny

Michael Dom
Date: 7/14/2013 5:50:00 PM

:-) hug you too, yanny, thanks for coming over.