how to pay for Dom Perignon

June 2, 2008

before you place
money in hand -
blow off the dead
like dust

beggar-child.jpg

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5 Responses to “how to pay for Dom Perignon”

  1. qazse Says:

    June 2, 2008 at 5:09 pm

    This is a re-post from October 2006. I have been looking for the source of this photo. If you know please let me know. Thanks

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  2. johnnypeepers Says:

    June 2, 2008 at 5:24 pm

    Powerful image (and words). You could also put McMansion, Cadillac Escalade, or designer clothes in the title.

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  3. CC Says:

    June 2, 2008 at 9:33 pm

    … a haunting image

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  4. qazse Says:

    June 2, 2008 at 11:57 pm

    johnnypeepers: sadly, we could go on and on with the list… And where does it end? Probably in my own refrigerator. I try to live a modest life style. But even then I live like a king compared to most.

    Last year I worked a high school graduation party which priced out around $35 grand. I know the family to be decent people. They have been raised wealthy. Their privilege blinds them. They saw the pricey party as quite normal.

    CC: There are several famous photos of starving children. The one with the little boy crouching in the dirt while a vulture stands watching and waiting is a truly disturbing image. This one above I had not seen before. The juxtaposition with the well resourced man seemed to be a good fit for the poem (which also takes advantage of contrast).

    Thank you both for stopping by.

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  5. qazse Says:

    June 3, 2008 at 12:53 pm

    CC: PS – and I agree, the picture is sadly haunting.

    I think these pictures challenge us to act or avoid. We mostly avoid. Most of us spend on cable before charity.

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