I never thought of poetry as a universal language, but you are changing my mind.
It's so easy to lose sight of all the tragedies around the world. One donates a little money for relief efforts, then move on, but the tragedy affects people for years and years. I think it is because there is so much bad stuff in the world that the urge to just hide grows strong. Thanks for shining a light on some of the good that can rise out of a tragedy.