High Hopes
a naani poem100 total reviews
Comment from The Cowboy Poet
Brooke, a poem like this hits too close to home for me. When I was a small boy of about ten or eleven, I was home alone during the day much of the time. On those days I rarely got a meal unless I could find it on the fruit trees on the small homestead we had. Often, I would get so hungry that I would get sick headaches. It's been many years since I was hungry like that, but you don't easily forget it. I am so glad that you do so much for the destitute and hungry people in your area. Roger.
reply by the author on 13-Jul-2009
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Brooke, a poem like this hits too close to home for me. When I was a small boy of about ten or eleven, I was home alone during the day much of the time. On those days I rarely got a meal unless I could find it on the fruit trees on the small homestead we had. Often, I would get so hungry that I would get sick headaches. It's been many years since I was hungry like that, but you don't easily forget it. I am so glad that you do so much for the destitute and hungry people in your area. Roger.
Comment Written 12-Jul-2009
reply by the author on 13-Jul-2009
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Roger, thank you for sharing that with me - and for your most thoughtful review. It is wonderful to have you around again! Brooke :-)
Comment from GABSTBOZ
Hi B
"High Hopes" is such a tragedy to get my head around. With all the technology and money that gets thrown away or used for more technology we don't need. All I can do is shudder and think ,"WHY!!"
Thank you for planting these seeds, "High Hopes" should not "crumble" healthy children should dream in a positive "rumble"
Smiles of sunshine to help your seeds to grow
Gabor
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009
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Hi B
"High Hopes" is such a tragedy to get my head around. With all the technology and money that gets thrown away or used for more technology we don't need. All I can do is shudder and think ,"WHY!!"
Thank you for planting these seeds, "High Hopes" should not "crumble" healthy children should dream in a positive "rumble"
Smiles of sunshine to help your seeds to grow
Gabor
Comment Written 29-Jun-2009
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009
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Gabor, thank you for your most insightful and thoughtful comments - you are right -we seem to have plenty of money for so many projects of questionable use - but not enough to keep every child from going without. Brooke
Comment from dtimes3
I believe the way in which we treat children will be the downfall of our society. The family situation continues to grow more problematic in terms of proper upbringing and orderly growth. We are due for a power shift - I give it another twenty years unless drastic changes are made. The American dream is disappearing. It is still there for those willing to work hard but it seems everyone these days has that feeling of entitlement without having earned it. I pray for the kids. Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009
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I believe the way in which we treat children will be the downfall of our society. The family situation continues to grow more problematic in terms of proper upbringing and orderly growth. We are due for a power shift - I give it another twenty years unless drastic changes are made. The American dream is disappearing. It is still there for those willing to work hard but it seems everyone these days has that feeling of entitlement without having earned it. I pray for the kids. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 29-Jun-2009
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009
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I taught kids in an upscale district for twenty years and I thought about how many of them were going to be downwardly mobile once they left the parental home - they just got and got and got and were expected to do nothing in return, including achieve in school or put forth any effort. All I could do was imagine the reality check they would be in for when Mommy was no longer around to call the principal every time they screwed up. You make tragically excellent points. Brooke
Comment from Gaye Hemsley
Hi Brooke I truly beautiful poem with perfect rhyming. If only every word us poets write could turn in food for these poor children. LOL Gaye
reply by the author on 27-Jun-2009
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Hi Brooke I truly beautiful poem with perfect rhyming. If only every word us poets write could turn in food for these poor children. LOL Gaye
Comment Written 27-Jun-2009
reply by the author on 27-Jun-2009
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Gaye, yes, that would be lovely indeed. : -) Brooke
Comment from Kingsland
this is a very short poem with a very good musical feel to it. I liked everything about this well written verse. The picture even chimed right in with it. This was just a pleasure to have read and reviewed it... John
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2009
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this is a very short poem with a very good musical feel to it. I liked everything about this well written verse. The picture even chimed right in with it. This was just a pleasure to have read and reviewed it... John
Comment Written 26-Jun-2009
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2009
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Thanks, John - I always appreciate your visits and comments :-) Brooke
Comment from Mrs Happy Poet
Very well done on this nanni there are so many of us who take for granted the food we eat we would never be like these poor children to experience this we are very lucky regards Fuller
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2009
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Very well done on this nanni there are so many of us who take for granted the food we eat we would never be like these poor children to experience this we are very lucky regards Fuller
Comment Written 26-Jun-2009
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2009
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Fuller, thank you for your thoughtful review of this naani. Brooke :-)
Comment from babylonia
brooke,
this is so true. i try to explain to my daughter all the time that it's better to buy food than toys. i want to instill that in her now. i am so glad that schools now offer free meals to children during the summer. what i don't understand is why some of them that do have the food don't try to make it last longer. i wouldn't say this but i have seen and known a few. they work to feed their children but sometimes more on themselves. i make sure daughter is fed before me. malnutrition is a major factor even in the land of plenty.
love,
barbara
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2009
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brooke,
this is so true. i try to explain to my daughter all the time that it's better to buy food than toys. i want to instill that in her now. i am so glad that schools now offer free meals to children during the summer. what i don't understand is why some of them that do have the food don't try to make it last longer. i wouldn't say this but i have seen and known a few. they work to feed their children but sometimes more on themselves. i make sure daughter is fed before me. malnutrition is a major factor even in the land of plenty.
love,
barbara
Comment Written 26-Jun-2009
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2009
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oh, we've all seen it - people who buy cigarettes and beer when their kids do without - and who can possibly begin to explain what motivates a person who behaves so badly? thank you, Barbara. Brooke
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brooke,
even worse, the ones who buy lots of food to hoard for themselves and give the children whatever. wonder why their overweight and the children are super thin. i have seen what motivates them even for the beer and cigs. it's the crippling depression that there is nothing better for them than what they have now. they can't see the light at the end of the tunnel cause the tunnel is filled with layoffs, unemployment, lack of education, etc. only so much money from grants to go around. some people just aren't meant to go to school. doesn't mean they can't work but the jobs they could do are quickly going to other countries. pretty damn sickening to me.
love,
barbara
Comment from jwryt
i really love naani poems..they're short but they always state something truthful..well, i should say your country's condition is still a lot better than ours..we've got loads of problems on malnutrition up to this point..again, thanks for sharing..
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2009
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i really love naani poems..they're short but they always state something truthful..well, i should say your country's condition is still a lot better than ours..we've got loads of problems on malnutrition up to this point..again, thanks for sharing..
Comment Written 26-Jun-2009
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2009
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Yes, in my country poverty is not like poverty in less-developed countries - people rarely die of starvation. But their spirits truly can be crushed nonetheless. Thank you, Brooke :-)
Comment from jakuper
I like this poem very mucgh. The sound of its melody, the depth of behind-the-words. It's a great poem with so bitter necessary message.
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2009
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I like this poem very mucgh. The sound of its melody, the depth of behind-the-words. It's a great poem with so bitter necessary message.
Comment Written 26-Jun-2009
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2009
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Thank you, Jack - I appreciate your visit and comments :-) Brooke
Comment from josejodar
Well, excellent poem. Very sad but realistic, anyway!we can feel in a few words all the strecht of the message, we can hear the scream of millions of children they don't have anything to eat!
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2009
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Well, excellent poem. Very sad but realistic, anyway!we can feel in a few words all the strecht of the message, we can hear the scream of millions of children they don't have anything to eat!
Comment Written 26-Jun-2009
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2009
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Thank you for your most thoughtful review. Brooke :-)
