Green Grass of Home
By luigi_pagano
Wed, 01 Jul 2020
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Having observed
the growth of food banks,
I wondered whether
I should envy the Yanks.
Those men residing
in the Big Apple,
who with destitution
don’t have to grapple.
Featured on the cover
of Time magazine,
they’re driven to work
in a stretch limousine
They smoke fat cigars,
have a bulging purse
and for them affluence
is a matter of course.
All this to many
is a clear evidence
that the grass is greener
on that side of the fence.
the growth of food banks,
I wondered whether
I should envy the Yanks.
Those men residing
in the Big Apple,
who with destitution
don’t have to grapple.
Featured on the cover
of Time magazine,
they’re driven to work
in a stretch limousine
They smoke fat cigars,
have a bulging purse
and for them affluence
is a matter of course.
All this to many
is a clear evidence
that the grass is greener
on that side of the fence.
But let’s pause a moment
for calm reflection
to consider a realistic
assessment of that nation.
They may be inhabited
by wealthy denizens
but don’t they also have
impoverished citizens?
There’s racial tension
and it is not much fun
to live with the threat
of extremists with gun.
They have a politician
who many would dump,
the current president
by the name of Trump.
They’ve deficiencies
which would fill a tome
and that’s why I prefer
the green grass of home.
for calm reflection
to consider a realistic
assessment of that nation.
They may be inhabited
by wealthy denizens
but don’t they also have
impoverished citizens?
There’s racial tension
and it is not much fun
to live with the threat
of extremists with gun.
They have a politician
who many would dump,
the current president
by the name of Trump.
They’ve deficiencies
which would fill a tome
and that’s why I prefer
the green grass of home.
© Luigi Pagano
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me too - my fam are in
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me too - my fam are in trumptyland- they are being sensible and building an underwater world in a beautiful fresh air place called Fire Island..I 'd like to think Trump will be gone soon. and pandemics will be gone soon, meantime there's things to be done -replenish the foodbanks for starters, before they be gone too xx
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I love the way this turns
I love the way this turns from apparent envy of the other side, to gratitude for what we've got. Cracking poem, Luigi I enjoyed it. As to Trump, well what can be said about him other than, Wow, are they all mad? What were they thinking?
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