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Comment from Maria C.
When there is just no other answer and "calls to compromise decrease" it seems these are our darkest fears.
You have given me another lesson in poetry style and I
appreciate that. This is such a good example of a rictameter. Also your words rhyme so well.
Blessings,
Maria
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When there is just no other answer and "calls to compromise decrease" it seems these are our darkest fears.
You have given me another lesson in poetry style and I
appreciate that. This is such a good example of a rictameter. Also your words rhyme so well.
Blessings,
Maria
Comment Written 09-Jan-2010
Comment from dtimes3
Hi Brooke,
Good message, good form, good word choices. I kind of feel like your chosen picture today.
Thanks for sharing.
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Hi Brooke,
Good message, good form, good word choices. I kind of feel like your chosen picture today.
Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 09-Jan-2010
reply by the author on 10-Jan-2010
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I appreciate your kind comments and visits :-) Brooke
Comment from peggysis64
Well done Brooke, a perfectly written rictameter that speaks the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. A sad state of affairs revealed through this little piece.
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Well done Brooke, a perfectly written rictameter that speaks the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. A sad state of affairs revealed through this little piece.
Comment Written 09-Jan-2010
reply by the author on 09-Jan-2010
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thank you, peggysis - I appreciate your most thoughtful comments. Brooke :-)
Comment from MJMuraco
This rictameter is so well written and the message comes through loud and clear. It flowed nicely and had great rhyming. The artwork also goes perfectly with the content of the poem.
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This rictameter is so well written and the message comes through loud and clear. It flowed nicely and had great rhyming. The artwork also goes perfectly with the content of the poem.
Comment Written 09-Jan-2010
reply by the author on 09-Jan-2010
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Thanks so much, Mary Jayne :-) Brooke
Comment from DeboraDyess
Well you've been hard at work! Another beautiful read, very insightful and eloguent, and yet the nudge toward thinking it through is there as well. As long as compromise is possible without stripping away basic principles it's so important. And yet, with the rise of emotion and division, it's gone in a heartbeat. Well written. D
reply by the author on 09-Jan-2010
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Well you've been hard at work! Another beautiful read, very insightful and eloguent, and yet the nudge toward thinking it through is there as well. As long as compromise is possible without stripping away basic principles it's so important. And yet, with the rise of emotion and division, it's gone in a heartbeat. Well written. D
Comment Written 09-Jan-2010
reply by the author on 09-Jan-2010
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Thank you, Deb. I'm so glad you found meaning in this poem. brooke
Comment from DecrepitOldBag
Brooke, this is a beautifully constructed rictameter and sadly, every word in it is true. It is such a sad state of human affairs. Very well written.
Hugs
Kat
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Brooke, this is a beautifully constructed rictameter and sadly, every word in it is true. It is such a sad state of human affairs. Very well written.
Hugs
Kat
Comment Written 09-Jan-2010
Comment from mountainwriter49
Good Morning Again Brooke! I am so pleased you're writing this series on war. This poem is especially compelling. The last four lines speak to the frenzy that leads us straight to hell (war).
while shouts replace our prayers for peace --
till reason can't restore
what hope we held
before.
Where are the idealists like Wilson who felt that we could indeed overcome war? Perhaps it will be you and the other poets that can help us move to the next step.
Well written. -ray
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Good Morning Again Brooke! I am so pleased you're writing this series on war. This poem is especially compelling. The last four lines speak to the frenzy that leads us straight to hell (war).
while shouts replace our prayers for peace --
till reason can't restore
what hope we held
before.
Where are the idealists like Wilson who felt that we could indeed overcome war? Perhaps it will be you and the other poets that can help us move to the next step.
Well written. -ray
Comment Written 09-Jan-2010
Comment from rmdelta
Brooke,
Hi dear friend. I'm back...well, temporarily at least. Nobody knows what's around the corner.
Excellent writing, as usual, and the message is powerful. Great work, Brooke
Love ya,
Reggie
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Brooke,
Hi dear friend. I'm back...well, temporarily at least. Nobody knows what's around the corner.
Excellent writing, as usual, and the message is powerful. Great work, Brooke
Love ya,
Reggie
Comment Written 09-Jan-2010
Comment from Diyar
Hi liked this the sounds like a message of despair with a resigned air of inevitability. This flows well I like shouts replacing prayers.
Good stuff,
Diyar
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Hi liked this the sounds like a message of despair with a resigned air of inevitability. This flows well I like shouts replacing prayers.
Good stuff,
Diyar
Comment Written 09-Jan-2010
Comment from Lady & Louis
Yes indeed. I can comment best on this by quoting Asquith:
"War or anything that leads to war is always popular with the London mob. You remember Sir Robert Walpole's remark 'Now they are ringing their bells; in a few weeks they will be wriinging their hands'. How one loathes such levity."
Louise
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Yes indeed. I can comment best on this by quoting Asquith:
"War or anything that leads to war is always popular with the London mob. You remember Sir Robert Walpole's remark 'Now they are ringing their bells; in a few weeks they will be wriinging their hands'. How one loathes such levity."
Louise
Comment Written 09-Jan-2010
