Haiku | “on the plundered earth” | Peter Galen Massey

Haiku | “on the plundered earth”

April 1, 2016 by Peter Galen Massey

on the plundered earth / and the bones of slaves we build / our vacation homes

Posted in Haiku | Tagged haiku, Poems | 3 Comments

3 Responses

on April 1, 2016 at 6:13 pm | Reply Aetherice

So much hidden poignancy.
- on April 2, 2016 at 7:09 am | Reply Peter Galen Massey
  
  I have to say, in Jamaica, it doesn’t feel hidden to me. The difference between the wealth of the tourists and the wealth of the citizens is so stark it takes an act of will to ignore it.
  - on April 2, 2016 at 3:48 pm geminikitty1876
    
    That is so true.

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