Home  

Charity begins at Home

by Cathlyn Cartier

Sympathy for the
Existence of another?
Needing to fulfill a sense of
Duty?

Might I suggest narrowing your perspective;
Encourage you to inspect your viewpoint?

Multitudes of
Organizations
Needle you for donations.
Enough already!
You need look no further.

10/04/2003

Author's Note: Thank you Paul Solomon and my fellow "Words at Play" cohorts for the inspiration. *Send donations c/o Gavin Roy @ pathetic.org =)

Posted on 10/04/2003
Copyright © 2024 Cathlyn Cartier

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Kristine Briese on 10/05/03 at 03:12 AM

Oh, this is good! Thanks for the smile!

Posted by Quinlan L Gibson on 10/05/03 at 03:29 PM

nice job at raising the accrostic awareness of much more that that alone. Great job.

Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 10/06/03 at 12:01 AM

Indeed! The fundraisers get out of control! I refuse any from the telemarketers unless it is a charity I already support. And I keep narrowing the others. Too many of these charitable organizations are using professional fundraisers who are taking their slice from the donations. You've described the cliche well!

Posted by Don Coffman on 10/16/03 at 07:38 AM

I'm feeling... a strange, subliminal urge to... send...

*grin* Nifty poem.

Posted by Jeanne Marie Hoffman on 11/18/03 at 05:28 AM

Can I send one czech crown?

Posted by Anne Engelen on 11/18/03 at 06:44 AM

congrats on your POTD!!

Posted by Susan Q Tomas on 11/18/03 at 07:15 PM

This piece is poignant. Its simplicity speaks volumes.

Posted by Alex Smyth on 11/18/03 at 11:40 PM

LOL! As the mother of one teen and one college kid, I saw the point immediately:o) If they were as adroit as you in their request, I would be a pushover every time! Perfect POTD:o)

Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 11/19/03 at 02:16 AM

Congratulations on POTD! Now who could have suggested this as poem of the day? *winks* Anyway it is timely!

Posted by Michele Schottelkorb on 01/31/04 at 10:32 AM

lol, this is great!... blessings to a nifty acrostic...

Return to the Previous Page
 

pathetic.org Version 7.3.2 May 2004 Terms and Conditions of Use 0 member(s) and 2 visitor(s) online
All works Copyright © 2024 their respective authors. Page Generated In 0 Second(s)