A poem in the refugees camps of rwanda by Giorgio Trombatore

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Heart and Soul Poetry Award - Possible $10,000 for Refugees!
.by American Refugee Committee International on Friday, 25 March 2011 at 07:54.The CTK Foundation is offering cash rewards to the nonprofit organization that submits the best 4-8 line, original poem that reflects their work/mission. The deadline to submit your poem to ARC is Sunday night (a small ARC selection committee will read through all the poems and choose which one to submit to CTK Foundation on Monday).



This contest brings new meaning to the power of your words. You could win $10,000 for refugees.



To give everyone some inspiration, here is the first poem submitted by ARC's Country Director in Rwanda - Giorgio Trombatore. He writes, " No opportunities shall be missed if it is for a good cause. I regret that my native language is Italian, still I try. This is my view :



Up there in the hill, you see people crowding for their daily food distribution..

as You walk by you see faces that have seen the horrors of life and still they give you a smile,a priceless one.



A few meters nearby a doctor is leaning to visit a young girl, she cries as she fears the pain of the injection..

the mother holds her tight, a caress gives the strength to the alarmed child.



An old widow passes by, in her hand she holds a bag.

In it somebody poured CSB for the little child that in the tent struggles to win over malnourishment.

In the midst of the crowd you see a man ..he is tall, confident and wears a T-shirt…

a green rainbow you see, that is the rainbow of hope, the rainbow of ARC.





* CSB is Corn-Soya Blend



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