December 7th
quatrains about Pearl Harbor93 total reviews
Comment from peggysis64
Nice job Brooke. Dec 7th comes and goes with many not giving it a thought. This beautifully written piece nicely nudges the reader into reflecting upon that sad day. No corrections needed. k
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2009
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Nice job Brooke. Dec 7th comes and goes with many not giving it a thought. This beautifully written piece nicely nudges the reader into reflecting upon that sad day. No corrections needed. k
Comment Written 11-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2009
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Thanks so much, peggysis, for your thoughtful response to my commemorative poem. Brooke
Comment from AlvinTEthington
I love this poem. It is incredibly poignant and I quite appreciate the note about what Advent means. The rhyming scheme is subtle but gives a nostalgic flow to the poem. What a sad time in history! I had never thought of this, but I suppose many of the soldiers were ready to go home for Christmastide when they were killed. Excellent work.
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I love this poem. It is incredibly poignant and I quite appreciate the note about what Advent means. The rhyming scheme is subtle but gives a nostalgic flow to the poem. What a sad time in history! I had never thought of this, but I suppose many of the soldiers were ready to go home for Christmastide when they were killed. Excellent work.
Comment Written 10-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2009
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Thank you, Alvin. I had never really thought about its being Christmastime before either until the day I wrote this. Brooke
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You're welcome.
Comment from Xylok
you do well by those who were lost, and honor them with the spirit of this poem. i have no suggestions for improvement. just wanted to say that i think its lovely and look forward to more of your work. you never ever disappoint brooke.
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you do well by those who were lost, and honor them with the spirit of this poem. i have no suggestions for improvement. just wanted to say that i think its lovely and look forward to more of your work. you never ever disappoint brooke.
Comment Written 10-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2009
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Thank you, Xylok. I appreciate your thoughtful response to this commemorative poem :-) Brooke
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youre welcome. happy holidays to you and yours.
Comment from Kathy58
Brooke, Here is yet another great piece of yours. This is wonderfully done. So true and yet also so sad a time in history. Your inspiration in your writings is very wonderful. Kathy58
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Brooke, Here is yet another great piece of yours. This is wonderfully done. So true and yet also so sad a time in history. Your inspiration in your writings is very wonderful. Kathy58
Comment Written 10-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 10-Dec-2009
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Thank you, Kathy, for your kind words about my commemorative poem. Brooke
Comment from Just2Write
Oh, Brooke - This poem brought tears to my eyes. I always take a moment on December 7th to remember my father, who was just twenty years old on that fateful day. He was preparing to go overseas himself, for in Canada the war in Europe was already raging and the age for conscription into the war was 21. I remember him telling me how the fammily gathered round the radio and listened with shock and horror at the news of what the Japanese had done. Such a sad day. My father passed away in 1967 on December 11th. The two days are always linked in my mind as days of profound sadness.
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Oh, Brooke - This poem brought tears to my eyes. I always take a moment on December 7th to remember my father, who was just twenty years old on that fateful day. He was preparing to go overseas himself, for in Canada the war in Europe was already raging and the age for conscription into the war was 21. I remember him telling me how the fammily gathered round the radio and listened with shock and horror at the news of what the Japanese had done. Such a sad day. My father passed away in 1967 on December 11th. The two days are always linked in my mind as days of profound sadness.
Comment Written 10-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 10-Dec-2009
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Rose, I can only imagine the way families all over the globe reacted to the news of this day as they all realized not only the horror of the attack but the implications it would hold for the war and the world. Thank you for sharing your dad's experiences with me and thank you for your most generous response to this poem :-) Brooke
Comment from Irrelevant
Brooke, this one really makes me reflect upon my three years stationed at Pearl Harbor. I've seen the wrecks that still remain in the harbor and have been to the Arizona Memorial (very humbling). Your words brought the ghosts of those ships to the surface in my mind. You did a wonderful job with this and for bringing in a perspective I haven't thought about. This one lingers for me. Nicely done :)
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Brooke, this one really makes me reflect upon my three years stationed at Pearl Harbor. I've seen the wrecks that still remain in the harbor and have been to the Arizona Memorial (very humbling). Your words brought the ghosts of those ships to the surface in my mind. You did a wonderful job with this and for bringing in a perspective I haven't thought about. This one lingers for me. Nicely done :)
Comment Written 09-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 10-Dec-2009
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Thank you, my friend, for a most thoughtful response to my commemorative poem. Brooke :-)
Comment from tteach
What strikes me are the "faces" that you give the men who died. You place them in families preparing for Christmas, with all too real activities pending. It makes us think about our soldiers today. how many are preparing to celebrate with family, or have hung decorations over their bunks? Will they live to see Christmas and to hear family?
I usre hope so.
terry
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What strikes me are the "faces" that you give the men who died. You place them in families preparing for Christmas, with all too real activities pending. It makes us think about our soldiers today. how many are preparing to celebrate with family, or have hung decorations over their bunks? Will they live to see Christmas and to hear family?
I usre hope so.
terry
Comment Written 09-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 09-Dec-2009
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Thanks, Terry - I appreciate your most generous rating and your thoughtful comments about this commemorative poem. I truly appreciate your thoughts about how this relates to the present day. Brooke
Comment from rockcandy
This is an awesome poem that captures that horrible moment in history beautifully...I love how you were able to distill such huge ideas into few, very precise lines! Good job!
;-D Jamy
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This is an awesome poem that captures that horrible moment in history beautifully...I love how you were able to distill such huge ideas into few, very precise lines! Good job!
;-D Jamy
Comment Written 09-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 09-Dec-2009
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Thank you, Jamy, for your thoughtful review of this commemorative poem. Brooke
Comment from Alexander E Poet
I just hate war, and I want it to stop, we need to love each other and stop this killing of one another, we need more talk and less shooting thank you for your poem.short conveys your massage with clarity this poem is truly well done. good imagery,No typo's and nothing to change as far as i can see.Alexander QQ...
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I just hate war, and I want it to stop, we need to love each other and stop this killing of one another, we need more talk and less shooting thank you for your poem.short conveys your massage with clarity this poem is truly well done. good imagery,No typo's and nothing to change as far as i can see.Alexander QQ...
Comment Written 09-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 09-Dec-2009
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Than you, Alexander, for your supportive response to this commemorative poem. Brooke
Comment from jeslaf
Amen and amen, what a fine poetic tribute to those who died and survived, both. Your hypothetical pondering really draws in the reader and humanizes the 'numbers', forcing all but the coldest of hearts to feel. Well done! :)
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Amen and amen, what a fine poetic tribute to those who died and survived, both. Your hypothetical pondering really draws in the reader and humanizes the 'numbers', forcing all but the coldest of hearts to feel. Well done! :)
Comment Written 09-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 09-Dec-2009
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Thank you, Jes - I appreciate your thoughtful response to this commemorative poem :-) Brooke
