Kouba's poem...

[Esperanza_Hidalgo]

Koba's poem...

The Vulture and the Baby sent chills down my spine. I wanted to post the pict associated with the poem and hope Koba doesn't mind.

I believe Lit will not allow this in a submission because it has a child, but Lit may allow it here. If not, it will be gone soon.

http://www.socialistparty.net/pdf/images/kevincarter.jpg

 

[theognis]

The Vulture and the Baby sent chills down my spine. I wanted to post the pict associated with the poem and hope Koba doesn't mind.

I believe Lit will not allow this in a submission because it has a child, but Lit may allow it here. If not, it will be gone soon.

http://www.socialistparty.net/pdf/images/kevincarter.jpg

Sorry Koba, I spelled your handle wrong. Arghhhhh!

I was unaware the man who took that photograph really did commit suicide a few months afterward, but having read he did nothing more after taking the photo than shooing away the vulture, I can understand why he felt tremendous guilt for not picking that child up and carrying her to safety.

 

[Esperanza_Hidalgo]

I was unaware the man who took that photograph really did commit suicide a few months afterward, but having read he did nothing more after taking the photo than shooing away the vulture, I can understand why he felt tremendous guilt for not picking that child up and carrying her to safety.

It is a powerful picture of death destroying potential. The fact that the man felt so much pain over his inaction--if that is the reason he committed suicide--should speak to all of us about taking action against such as this. Screw Malthusian BS--pain is pain and humans are sentient.

 

[vrosej10]

i was so moved by this picture, I'm having awhack at trying to do it justice in words too. I think that if a journalist can get to the point that they can witness this and not be moved to intervene, even if only to stroke the child's back, to offer them comfort in their last moments, then it is time to leave the profession because they have lost their humanity. This is one of the reasons I have refused to take journalism in my writing program...

 

[Koba]

Well, the picture obviously had a big effect on me too as it moved me to write the poem. Originally I had a line in the last strophe "and he carried the little girl to safety". I took it out because it gave the impression that everything was ok. But, I did find out that he did not carry the girl to safety. He said that after he chased the bird away the girl got back up and continued to the feeding station.

It is hard to know what was right and what was wrong in this situation. And I tried to bring that out in the poem. I have no doubt that the memories of what he saw bothered the photographer very much but my belief is that he was probably fairly troubled before he took the picture.

I guess this picture received world wide attention in its day. However, I must say that the first time I saw it was a couple of weeks ago when I bought a discount book at Borders about Puiltzer Prize winning photographs. Out of the many pictures shown this one had the greatest effect on me. I have never seen a more poignant and disturbing picture. I picked up a pen and wrote my poem in one sitting, a rarity for me (ok...I did tweak it for a couple of days.).

 

[vrosej10]

Well, the picture obviously had a big effect on me too as it moved me to write the poem. Originally I had a line in the last strophe "and he carried the little girl to safety". I took it out because it gave the impression that everything was ok. But, I did find out that he did not carry the girl to safety. He said that after he chased the bird away the girl got back up and continued to the feeding station.

It is hard to know what was right and what was wrong in this situation. And I tried to bring that out in the poem. I have no doubt that the memories of what he saw bothered the photographer very much but my belief is that he was probably fairly troubled before he took the picture.

I guess this picture received world wide attention in its day. However, I must say that the first time I saw it was a couple of weeks ago when I bought a discount book at Borders about Puiltzer Prize winning photographs. Out of the many pictures shown this one had the greatest effect on me. I have never seen a more poignant and disturbing picture. I picked up a pen and wrote my poem in one sitting, a rarity for me (ok...I did tweak it for a couple of days.).

Tis a very effecting photograph. My husband and I have been talking about it all afternoon.
I think the vulture is being painted a villian too but he/she is just being a vulture. The journalist had a choice.

I am on my first draft of the poem but I am going to spend a bit of time with this one, getting it as close to perfect as I am capable of.

 

[Esperanza_Hidalgo]

Well, the picture obviously had a big effect on me too as it moved me to write the poem. Originally I had a line in the last strophe "and he carried the little girl to safety". I took it out because it gave the impression that everything was ok. But, I did find out that he did not carry the girl to safety. He said that after he chased the bird away the girl got back up and continued to the feeding station.

It is hard to know what was right and what was wrong in this situation. And I tried to bring that out in the poem. I have no doubt that the memories of what he saw bothered the photographer very much but my belief is that he was probably fairly troubled before he took the picture.

I guess this picture received world wide attention in its day. However, I must say that the first time I saw it was a couple of weeks ago when I bought a discount book at Borders about Puiltzer Prize winning photographs. Out of the many pictures shown this one had the greatest effect on me. I have never seen a more poignant and disturbing picture. I picked up a pen and wrote my poem in one sitting, a rarity for me (ok...I did tweak it for a couple of days.).

I also touched me and my partner and we researched of what happened. I have a version going up soon--a mild effort--but this pict is so ripe, I just had to respond.

 

[Senna Jawa]

Sorry Koba, I spelled your handle wrong. Arghhhhh!

You may still make a correction (if you still want to). Just start an editing session for your post, and select the "advanced" option as the very first action. Then the title of the post will be available for modifications.

 

[Esperanza_Hidalgo]

You may still make a correction (if you still want to). Just start an editing session for your post, and select the "advanced" option as the very first action. Then the title of the post will be available for modifications.

Thank you. It is done and a new tweak is mastered.

I noticed it hasn't changed on the forum front page though--hopefully later.

 

[EroticOrogeny]

Thank you. It is done and a new tweak is mastered.

I noticed it hasn't changed on the forum front page though--hopefully later.

Don't think it does - just title on 1st post of thread. Thread name initially matches title of first, not sure how to change thread name.