We have them over hear they are called bankers
P
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Behalf Of Kenneth Wolman
Sent: 03 July 2013 13:22
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Subject: Re: 'Beggars'
Strikes too close to home. The streets here are full of beggars. Ugly.
K
On Jul 2, 2013, at 8:04 PM, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Beggars
>
> Outside a Seoul department store,
> the Buddhist priest smiles in our eyes, proffers an amulet and
> blessings, extracts coins and a signature.
> Our coins are not enough. Too bad.
>
> Legless, the Korean beggar,
> torso dressed in inner-tube rubber,
> propels himself by hand
> through the street crowd
> behind a box on wheels.
>
> Music resounds from his box,
> cheery, counter to his spectacle.
> The towering bustling crowd
> responds mostly with ignore,
> a little with charity.
>
> Yesterday's beggar was the same
> but without music. Would he
> have done better or worse?
> Tomorrow's beggar? -
> but we will be flying home.
>
> Melbourne's beggar is tall,
> his winter coat dark as his beard,
> cap thrust forward, muttering,
> convincingly derelict.
> As we select which cafe door
> to enter, he is easy to ignore.
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