Comment from babylonia

Excellent

brooke,
i definitely love the lion pic. it is so fitting for this poem and person. yeah, can you imagine being willing to do whatever you could to win your freedom? i don't think people do. you don't think of maryland as being a slave state. great job.
love,
barbara

 Comment Written 06-Sep-2009

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reply by the author on 09-Sep-2009

Barbara, thank you - Yes, I know, people think more about the deep South in terms of slavery, but it was alive and well in Maryland. Brooke

reply by babylonia on 09-Sep-2009

brooke,
isn't maryland below the mason-dixon line?
love,
barbara

Comment from tony bronk

Excellent

He sounds like an admirable man. I have heard of him and I respect his determination and courage, along with his strong convictions towards human rights and freedom. I well chosen subject for your very good poem. Tony

 Comment Written 06-Sep-2009

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reply by the author on 06-Sep-2009

Thank you, Tony, for your thoughtfulness, always :-) Brooke

Comment from second thought

Excellent

That lion look to gentle for a mighty man like FD.


The day
he hopped aboard
that train on northbound track
he carried freedom's sword and ne'er
looked back

Inspired again. Well Done.

 Comment Written 06-Sep-2009

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reply by the author on 06-Sep-2009

Thanks for your visits and comments this morning :-) Brooke

Comment from RebelRose

Excellent

Good work. I have read a bout this guy I think. I am pretty sure that is the name of the slave i have read about. I read a lot of old south and civil war history (no mystery there, I am from Georgia).

 Comment Written 05-Sep-2009

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reply by the author on 06-Sep-2009

Thank you, RebelRose - he certainly is among the most famous of slaves in the abolition movement! Brooke :-)

Comment from Laidy

Excellent

this was a really profound poem. i liked it. it had class and the write was well done. i liked that the lion favors strenght

 Comment Written 05-Sep-2009

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reply by the author on 06-Sep-2009

Laidy, thank you. I so appreciate your positive comments. Brooke :-)

Comment from Dave M

Excellent

Brooke,

This is an excellent poem in honor of a slave who escaped and then sought to help others. I enjoyed reading it, and I couldn't find anything to criticize.

Dave

 Comment Written 05-Sep-2009

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reply by the author on 05-Sep-2009

Thank you, Dave- and on top of all that, he was one helluva writer! Brooke :-)

Comment from skye

Excellent

Without your author notes, the poem is wonderful. The added information makes it outstanding.
Your use of imagery, with art and words, is terrific.
Very well done.

 Comment Written 05-Sep-2009

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reply by the author on 05-Sep-2009

Thank you, Skye - so glad you like both the poems and the notes :-) Brooke

Comment from barbara.wilkey

Excellent

Oh yes, you did it again. A very wonderful poem to educate us on a very influencial person in history. Frederick Douglass was a wonderful man and had a great influence on American history. I know when we were stationed in MD, we went someplace and saw something on him, but I can't for the life of me remember. I am not driving my husband crazy trying to convince him to help me remember. He's positive I'm crazy, but what else is new.

 Comment Written 05-Sep-2009

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reply by the author on 05-Sep-2009

Thank you, Barbara. Sorry about causing any marital strife. LOL Brooke :-)

Comment from Kingsland

Excellent

this is a very good man to be giving tribute to in a short poetic piece.I like everything about this well written verse.It was just a delight to have written a review for... John

 Comment Written 05-Sep-2009

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reply by the author on 05-Sep-2009

Thank you, John - I appreciate your positive thoughts :-) Brooke

Comment from Blaidd Drwg

Excellent

Brooke, how much I enjoy these tributes to heroes of the past, particularly those involved in the struggle for freedom. I have never heard of this man who "carried freedom's sword", and thank you, once again, for this gem of history! :)

John

 Comment Written 05-Sep-2009

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reply by the author on 05-Sep-2009

Thank you, John - he was a remarkable man and a truly talented writer :-) Brooke