Maree Long

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Bless till your hearts content

Monday, 10. March 2008, 04:51:14

Bless Till Your Hearts Content

so bless and bless and bless
as children are paid
less and less and less

for such is faith and hypocrisy
for some it goes hand in hand
for the price that cocoa demand

so bless and bless and bless
as your compassion diminishes
less and less and less

for such is the outrage of cry
that plays semantics with heartless
words as companies continue to lie

so bless and bless and bless
as sweetness on your lips grows
less and less less

Maree Long
(c) Maree Long

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Bitter Sweet Taste

Monday, 10. March 2008, 04:16:22

dark, chocolate, acadamia, Maree Long ...

Bitter Sweet Taste

the dark side of chocolate
is not seen , nor is it heard
nor is felt on this side of the world

the dark side of chocolate
can you see the milk beneath my skin
from the beatings?

while I am alone and begging for food
as sugar coated travel to Cote d'Ivoire
enforces my enslavement

while you are cosy in bed
enjoying your sweet confectionary
I am working from 6 in the morning

and while you dine in your restaurant
ordering the finest chocolate desert
I am still working till 6.30 at night

so systematically my mind enslaved
my body and spirit destroyed so that you
can give your children chocolate with toy

and so while you argue over semantics
my heart continues to be enslaved
over the price of profit of cocoa

the dark side of chocolate
is not seen , nor is it heard
I am but a silent breath on this earth

that will not pass this way again
and you will turn blind your eye
and willingly open your mouth

to receive the delicious sweet chocolate
as I receive the beatings with no
mouth to speak for me.

Maree Long
(c) Maree Long 2008

http://www.american.edu/ted/chocolate-slave.htm

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TEARS IN MY CHOCOLATE

Monday, 10. March 2008, 03:25:38

children, labor, chocolate, tears ...

TEARS IN MY CHOCOLATE

There are tears in my chocalte
for delight of craving
my senses long for

There are tears in my chocolate
but I hear not the small
child that cries for it's mother

There are tears in my chocolate
bit I see not their beaten
backs nor hear their sobs at night

There are tears in my chocolate
bit I feel not their despondencey
for a world that would cry for profit

There are tears in my chocolate
for the hearts that care not
to lift a finger

For their hearts are hardened more
than the calloused backs of young
children beaten who harvest
the sweet profit of cocoa

For thier minds empty, bereft of
compassion more than the young minds
of children denied of their education
who harvest ehw sweet profit of cocoa

So who can stop the chocolate melting
and who can stop the children's cries
and prevent the tears falling into my chocolate

Maree Long
(c) Maree Long 2008

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_exploitation_in_the_chocolate_industry

http://www.american.edu/ted/chocolate-slave.htm

http://www.coopamerica.org/tools/print.cfm?page=/programs/rs/profile.cfm?id=238

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HAPPY EASTER

Monday, 10. March 2008, 03:16:39

philosphy, child, Easter, chocolate ...

HAPPY EASTER

Happy Easter one and all
once again we can teach our
children the adaptation
of pagan things

But CHRIST! who will talk
against such pagan things

Happy Easter one and all
we can talk of the
cruxification and resurection
of our Christ

But CHRIST!who will talk against
the sacrificing of children

Happy Easter one and all
as we bestow sweet chocolate
on the kids we love

But CHRIST! who will love the
sweet innocence of childhood
beaten and enslaved

Happy Easter one and all
As we reflect on what
Christ Would Do...........

Maree Long
(c)Maree Long 2008

http://www.donttradelives.com.au/dtl/TakeAction/Events/Default.aspx

http://laborstrategies.blogs.com/global_labor_strategies/about_us/index.html

http://www.worldvision.com.au/news/newsonline/viewArticle_enh.asp?articleID=268

http://www.stopthetraffik.org.au/up/Speech/Speech27MARCHBATSTONE.doc

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BON BON CHOCOLAT

Thursday, 29. November 2007, 04:37:20

sweet, ode, chocolate

Dedicated to my sweet daughter inlaw
and her fixation of chocolat

BON BON CHOCOLAT

Le chocolat est mon plus cher ami que
Chocolate is my dearest friend

le chocolat est là pour me soulager
Chocolate is there to comfort me

la douceur du cacao
The sweetness of cocoa

qui fond dans la bouche
That melts in the mouth

et cotes avec mon chagrin d'amour
and sides with my heartache

chocolat sucré de chocolat
chocolate sweet chocolate

venez à moi mon bonbon chocolat
come to me my sweet

Maree Long© Maree Long 2007

Www freewebs.com/poetrybymareelong

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