Arthur Vaso Poet Light Verse

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Welcome To Hungary

Your journey was long
Here you shall find respite
Come one and all
Have you enjoyed your trip?
We shall trip you here for sure
Holding babies you stumble and fall
Television reporters kick you one and all
Hungary welcomes you
Let us stamp a number on your arm
To welcome you of course
We have camps ready
The trains are here too
If you think we treat our livestock better
Well this would be very true
We have a few rations, in basements we toss to you
History was lost on the last trains passing through
We in Eastern Europe
Have learning nothing at all


Sorry but hearing the words “camps” “Trains” and stamping numbers on refugees to keep track of them, well I could not help but make the comparison. That reporter by the way, tripping the migrants and children was fired. She claimed she was afraid, yet all the other reporters seem to be calm and have no fear at all. She was fired not for tripping the migrants, but for getting caught.

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Ralph Sergi October 10, 2015 at 10:03 AM Hi Arthur: I did see that Well begone shades of the Holocaust and the poor Mexicans. POIGNANT BUT GREAT WRITE. Arthur Vaso October 10, 2015 at 8:44 PM Thank you very much Ralph, I know that that nothing is black and white, but I would hope compassion ranks high in the human spirit and that is not always the case!

Cherl Dunn September 22, 2015 at 7:30 PM Dear Arthur Interestingly done, my friend, very descriptive and full of visionary lines love the pics as always perfect to the write, I've done another one you might find worth the rereading of it's called the curse of Black Beard try it out, miss your commenting my historical friend, and don't forget me when Halloween gets here you know October is my month, and I've been working on new stuff for months, rewrites from last year and 60 new ones, take care and I hope to hear from you soon, cheri Arthur Vaso October 10, 2015 at 8:59 PM Thanks Cherl, haven't been around as much, hope to catch up on reading here this weekend!

Afolabi Muideen September 22, 2015 at 8:04 AM What a well and a beautiful descriptive.....great one......A.M. Arthur Vaso October 10, 2015 at 8:59 PM Thank you Afolabi

Jaycee Cervenka September 18, 2015 at 10:00 AM The similarities are chilling, that is for sure. The lines are easily drawn in parallel. The reporter and the network should both be deeply ashamed. Jan Arthur Vaso October 10, 2015 at 9:00 PM Thanks Jaycee, sorry for late reply, always seem to be playing catch up here!!

Afolabi Muideen September 15, 2015 at 6:01 PM A well and a beautiful descriptive, I love how you constructed it and thank you for this informative write........A.M. Arthur Vaso October 10, 2015 at 9:02 PM :)

Tim Smith September 14, 2015 at 12:18 PM It doesn't pass the smell test. My "Seeds" poem was about all the refugee children. I should have put notes...lol Arthur Vaso October 3, 2015 at 10:26 PM Thanks Tim, I will go look!

Andrea Dietrich September 13, 2015 at 5:41 PM A tragic scene. The woman tripping children. REALLY? Give me a break!!! This is something that needs to be said Good for YOU! Arthur Vaso September 13, 2015 at 8:29 PM Thanks Andrea! Hugs!

Emile Pinet September 13, 2015 at 11:02 AM A well written engrossing poem filled with sadness, dealing with questions of lost hope, and discrimination in a whirl wind of emotions. Emile. Arthur Vaso September 13, 2015 at 8:29 PM Thank you Emile, much appreciated!

Nette Onclaud September 13, 2015 at 10:53 AM what riveting images which pierce my senses, arthur... this is really good!.. huggs Arthur Vaso September 13, 2015 at 8:28 PM Thank you Nette!

Jan Allison September 13, 2015 at 4:56 AM Kudos Arthur for this powerful write - I am sure if the boot was on the other foot she too would be running - hope she is blacklisted forever - simply heartbreaking to see the clip:-( hugs Jan xx Arthur Vaso September 13, 2015 at 8:28 PM Who would not run to a better place, when facing almost certain death! hugs!

Mark Woods September 13, 2015 at 2:50 AM Families fleeing death. from a war that has lasted for too long now, and where innocent civilians get slain daily by all sides. From a war that has already lasted longer than WWI .It is so very sad and meanwhile the world talks. Arthur Vaso September 13, 2015 at 8:27 PM Thank you Mark, and so true.

Charmaine Chircop September 13, 2015 at 1:42 AM Heart-wrenching...All we have to ask is ,'What if it was us leaving our homes and all we own,what if they were our children with us on those boats at sea,how would we want to be treated?' ..Guess the answer is easy to find. Oh She was scared?So she made them fall, treated them worse than dogs... How cruel can people be?. Compassion and no war..Where is the plan.Oh God it never ends. Arthur Vaso September 13, 2015 at 8:26 PM You have expressed this better than I! :) hugs