excellent write Karla
peace & love

William

A powerful offering Karla!!

Love Tinka

Could happen to
you - no one is immune.
How very true.

Walt

Those that were never lost, really lost, phisically and spiritually, they will never understand what a homeless feels, and the coin dropped in their hat will have the same sense as a solitary drop of rain in Death Valley's sand.
Georg

i love the John Seinbeck quote-poignant and so very true

you bring beauty hope, and dispair, all in one box, lets dump a little more hope into that box, as we hear from you! thanks Karla! this is great for christmas a beautiful write! Jasmin Horst

Been there, done that, left the clothing as they were too dirty and beat up too keep...e

Yes, it is true, I have been on both sides of that fence and no one who has walked through that gate knows what it is like to have nothing each day but more weight on the shoulders. Thanks for sharing.

Fee

This is a powerful reminder to all,and, hopefully, they'll be seen in a different light. Better yet, wouldn't it be great to have NO homeless?

God bless you. Kathy

Makes you stop and thing, don't it?
Does me!
Thanks Karla, in these weeks of over indulgence before the holidays, this is what we need.
STOP and THINK!!
R~

A very sad moment in many a life. Lady J

Wonderful write, and just in time for Christmas. I wonder how many don't even care that it's Christmas, it means nothing to them except another day of struggle.
Counting blessings, *Glen*

Good work Karla. And you are so right...Best wishes ...Joyce

This poem is so very true, I, my husband and four month old baby found ourselves in this situation, not due to drugs, but due to the fact we traveled 1000 miles to visit a niece and she smelt beer on hubbys breath and kicked us out in the late evening, in a city we knew nothing about, we were homeless, we spent most of our 600 dollars on a motel room, that didn't last long, then I found a homeless shelter, we did make it back home, after 4 months of being homeless, we survived, our marriage survived, but the relationship between us and neice didn't, we hold no grudges, we just don't acknowledge her, I do have a personal perspective toward homelessness, I hope and pray often that there are more people like you and me out in this great big world that refuses to turn our heads to the homeless. Thank you so much for your reviews on my page.

I, too, agree with the quote! Nice poem. Really nice. Cheers

This quote by John Steinbeck is as right as rain. I've spoken to the homeless ( who are the true survivors) and they sometimes make more sense than the wealthy who would never make it on the street. There's something to be said about "street smarts".
Love,
Susan

You're right: it can happen to everyone. Often judgement muddles our ability to be compassionate.

Carmen :-)

Great photo. How true, it is just a very sad world sometimes. Insightful write.

A most powerful poem, Karla, and so true: anyone can become homeless at any point in their lives. Just because they think it won't happen to them is dangerous thinking, indeed. Yes. We must do all we can to help those less fortunate, not just at Christmas time, but during the entire year. The image is striking: it looks like a person trying to find their way home, looking for the light of hope. Very well presented in both verse and image; brava!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your twin, Karen Lynn. :(

Powerful write, keep these coming
God Bless
Michelle~

Karla, you just get better and better. Funny. I was thinking about this just the other day-- how you really have to walk a mile in the other's shoes for real, to know what their life's like. Good job. --Charlie

Strong and powerful write. Well penned.