I never know what to call poems that took on the same acrostic. Here I have written the acrostic poem using Help Haiti Now which is the local name given to the OCM public outreach to get the region to raise money to help Haiti after they suffered one of the worst earthquakes in living History. This 7.0 Earthquake as measured on the Richter scale devastated the Haitian city of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. The estimated casualties although revised from 100,000 down to 45-50,000 have been revised up again to 200,000 deaths and 250,000 injured with 1.5 million displaced and homeless.

 

 

Help Haiti Now – Pitch in   Hands are reaching out to you Earthquake destroyed the city and their future too Life that was once bad is made impossible from this catastrophe People died from being crushed now others die from being hungry   How easier it would be to pull them from the rocks And secure their footing from subsequent aftershocks It doesn’t stop there though but rather it starts The people need food, water, shelter and hope in their hearts International bodies have demonstrated their willingness   Nations have pitched in to rebuild Haiti from this dire mess Our country is pitching in too and to do more We invite you to make a deposit at FCB A/c # 24-45-374