While living in Southern California, two types of people stand out. The very wealthy driving Teslas, talking about their exotic vacations, eating at foo-foo restaurants, and living in their posh million-dollar houses. I also see the very poor on the street—the people in rags, sleeping on the sidewalk and begging for money. They live in the shanties under bridges and collect bottles to redeem for a few pennies—while the rich waste their money on things they don’t really need. Here are some of my writings on homelessness, a special concern of mine.
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Links to some of my poems on the homeless lifestyle:
A man pushes his life in My Over-Stuffed Cart.
The poet sees what others fail to see in Another Mirage.
Homelessness and the Native American in Flying Native Spirits.
Flash Fiction:
A homeless man has a choice to make in The Garbage Bag.
A different spin on homelessness in Old Sneaker on a Broom Handle.
Crow stories:
Even the pooch is a snob in Poverty by the Sea.
This time someone helped in The Transient Artist.
Fiestas aren’t for everyone in The Fiesta’s No Party.
Homelessness in the House of Books in Washington Street Library (This one you must purchase a copy of Opiate Magazine to read).
My homeless poetry collection:
Here are the Crow’s picture sites:
Mark Tulin at Unsplash.com
Mark Tulin at Pexels.com
Complement of the Week:
Fellow Medium writer Jane Ann Tucker wrote this comment after reading my poem, Man Sleeping Outside of a Church. “Wow! That photo and your words leave me speechless... that's a rare thing for me. Thank you for this poem. You're gifted writer: the simple line "prefers to to hate" sums it all up.”
Crow picture of the week:
To find my books, which are now six, you can either go to my website or Amazon.com:
www.crowonthewire.com—Books by Mark Tulin
