haiku-usa: in the city

Saturday, February 23, 2008

snow in the city

nobody home

in the cardboard box

(Magnapoets January 2008 [premiere issue])

polona said...: i see several interpretations to this one, from a serious one (the homeless) to the humourous one(where i live some people put cardboard boxes in a parking lot after they have shovelled it to mark 'their property' and possibly prevent others take advantage of their work); 11:33 AM
josh said...: Cold one.

May your box always be warm, Bill.; 11:43 AM
Bill said...: polona,I've never seen cardboard boxes put to the use you've mentioned, but I've seen other wys of doing it.

Lined with love, Josh.

Thanks, friends.; 12:42 PM
J. Andrew Lockhart said...: powerful!; 9:26 PM
floots said...: chilling - in all senses
thank you; 5:18 AM
Bill said...: Andrew and floots, my thanks.; 6:07 AM
Crafty Green Poet said...: that's a chilling comment on society; 6:35 AM
Bill said...: It is, indeed, Juliet.; 7:17 AM
shanna said...: wow I still have fun with my grandaughter in cardboard boxes

i realy like this one bill

shanna; 4:25 PM
Pat Paulk said...: Power must've been out. It is sad when your only shelter from the elements is cardboard. "...by the grace of God..."; 5:50 AM
Bill said...: Thanks, shanna and Pat.; 9:27 PM
Anonymous said...: India has too many homeless people. It made me think of them.; 12:45 AM
Bill said...: Thanks for giving us that perspective, gautami.; 6:45 AM

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