tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384890026180269644.post-46980886038122067362009-05-02T12:17:00.000-07:002009-05-02T13:40:05.593-07:00<em><h1>Free Poems</h1></em><span style="font-weight:bold;">Father to Son</span><br /><br />Daddy, what is poverty?<br />Well son, it’s when people are really really poor.<br />Oh right, OK.<br /><br />Daddy.<br />Yes my son.<br />What is famine?<br />It’s when lots of people go very very hungry, and die through lack of food.<br />Oh right, OK.<br /><br />Daddy, daddy, what is war?<br />It’s when two countries fight.<br />Why do they fight?<br />Well they can fight over land, or religion, or oil or diamonds.<br />Oh right, OK.<br /><br />But daddy.<br />Yes my son.<br />It isn’t right, is it.<br />No my son, it’s wrong, it’s very very wrong<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Written by Leandra Gebrakedan</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">This poem can be used for free as long as the author's name is included.  If the poem is published online, please include a link to this post.<br /></span><br /><a href="http://freepoemsonline.blogspot.com/">http://freepoemsonline.blogspot.com</a><br /><h5><a href="http://freepoemsonline.blogspot.com/">Free Poems</a></h5></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1384890026180269644-4698088603812206736?l=freepoemsonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04660551089821141019noreply@blogger.com0