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illustration of a poem by Nick Medley 

"Poverty"

Around the round table they sat like knights

Discussing the world’s poorest plight

On jets, concords and Air Force One they commute

Today a mother walks ten miles to vaccinate her youth

Glasses filled with Evian, their razor sharp tongue they saturate

For the past three years in Kenya the sun has shun, wells run dry, parched savanna, emaciated babes

5 star hotels they accommodate, satin silk sheets and duck feather pillow, linen and lace

The sky is their blanket, rocks for a pillow, the dessert so destitute even the stars seems to shiver


"Poverty"

Around the round table they sat like knights

Discussing the world’s poorest plight

On jets, concords and Air Force One they commute

Today a mother walks ten miles to vaccinate her youth

Glasses filled with Evian, their razor sharp tongue they saturate

For the past three years in Kenya the sun has shun, wells run dry, parched savanna, emaciated babes

5 star hotels they accommodate, satin silk sheets and duck feather pillow, linen and lace

The sky is their blanket, rocks for a pillow, the dessert so destitute even the stars seems to shiver


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tiamat9's avatar
Nicely drawn. I really like the details, texture, and style. The symbolism is well done.