venerdì, novembre 11, 2005

This woman can be found in Piccadilly. Huddled on the pavement Perilously close to the tramping feet of passers-by, She clutches her son to her. A ragged cup is waved listlessly. Her eyes are downcast. She neither talks to nor accosts those who stride past. Her cup becomes no heavier. The sleeping child, hardly visible beneath a blanket Seems less beggar's prop than tired mite. Is this woman, headscarfed and olive-skinned, A genuine "gypsy"? . Does she need to have the message that begging is unacceptable "brought home" to her? http://it.wrs.yahoo.com/;_ylt=AknCEN8bMDWQcxDqA9uMR_ImDQx.;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12elc1om2/EXP=1131781427/**http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/uk_news/676053.stm