Michael Dom Poet Sijo

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 April 19, 2014 at 12:08 AM I am with Vie, Mystic rose. This sends a very strong message indeed!! Michael Dom April 20, 2014 at 10:14 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 July 15, 2013 at 10:46 AM Good to meet you! This is an insanely strong piece. Hell of a message here! Michael Dom July 16, 2013 at 1:23 AM I appreciate your visit Drake and I'm glad you like the message.

Charmaine Chircop July 13, 2013 at 12:38 AM A profound sijo.Well said Michael-Charma Michael Dom July 14, 2013 at 5:52 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 July 11, 2013 at 8:52 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 July 14, 2013 at 5:50 PM :-) hug you too, yanny, thanks for coming over.