Christmas Ceasefire 1914
Enemies lay down arms on Christmas Eve.16 total reviews
Comment from yonashalom
Hi friend,
Great telling of this story in a poem.
The flow is easy and the rhyme is excellent.
Nice alliteration with... War weary and wounded;
Snow flakes fell sounds like such a peaceful moment, a peaceful moment in time indeed.
Thanks for sharing.
~Yona
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2013
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Hi friend,
Great telling of this story in a poem.
The flow is easy and the rhyme is excellent.
Nice alliteration with... War weary and wounded;
Snow flakes fell sounds like such a peaceful moment, a peaceful moment in time indeed.
Thanks for sharing.
~Yona
Comment Written 07-Jan-2013
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2013
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Hello Yona, Thank you so much for reading; glad you enjoyed the true story as much as I enjoyed writing it. Shalom, Kay.
Comment from Misrael
War is such a sad thing. But I am afraid that there will be wars up until the lord comes.Very sad and emotional poem and yet it does show that we can get along and put our differences aside even if it is only for a short time. Good read and keep on writing.
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2013
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War is such a sad thing. But I am afraid that there will be wars up until the lord comes.Very sad and emotional poem and yet it does show that we can get along and put our differences aside even if it is only for a short time. Good read and keep on writing.
Comment Written 07-Jan-2013
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2013
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Misrael, Thank you for reading, glad you liked the poem; obviously, Christmas came before the killing started again. Blessings, Kay.
Comment from adewpearl
Terrific picture
solid use of rhyming couplets
vivid and mood-creating descriptive detail
good alliteration in soldiers with sightless
strong commentary on the destructive and devastating nature of war
I love the contrast of war with the beauty of Silent Night
excellent alliteration in war weary and wounded
and in flakes fell
What a poignant story, Kay
How sad to think how many of these men went on to slaughter each other in the following days
Brooke
reply by the author on 07-Jan-2013
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Terrific picture
solid use of rhyming couplets
vivid and mood-creating descriptive detail
good alliteration in soldiers with sightless
strong commentary on the destructive and devastating nature of war
I love the contrast of war with the beauty of Silent Night
excellent alliteration in war weary and wounded
and in flakes fell
What a poignant story, Kay
How sad to think how many of these men went on to slaughter each other in the following days
Brooke
Comment Written 07-Jan-2013
reply by the author on 07-Jan-2013
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Thank you so much possum. I believe those soldiers were taken away afterwards because they refused to fight. Modern soldiers can learn lessons from the past. Blessings, Kay XXX
Comment from lakeport
Christmas Ceasefire 1914 indeed that was wonderful for a day,but how insane was the war to begin with, that's a wonderful and peaceful expressed poem.I enjoyed reading it. God bless you. Lakeport.
reply by the author on 07-Jan-2013
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Christmas Ceasefire 1914 indeed that was wonderful for a day,but how insane was the war to begin with, that's a wonderful and peaceful expressed poem.I enjoyed reading it. God bless you. Lakeport.
Comment Written 07-Jan-2013
reply by the author on 07-Jan-2013
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Hello lakeport, Thanks so much for reading, glad you enjoyed. Blessings, Kay.
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Your welcome.Lakeport.
Comment from Justin Mawle
Now you have captured a great moment here!!! The rhyming scheme does not seem to be forced. What a day this must have been. If it could happen again remains to be seen. Hopefully the wars will stop now.
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reply by the author on 07-Jan-2013
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Now you have captured a great moment here!!! The rhyming scheme does not seem to be forced. What a day this must have been. If it could happen again remains to be seen. Hopefully the wars will stop now.
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Comment Written 07-Jan-2013
reply by the author on 07-Jan-2013
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Thanks so much Justin; modern soldiers could learn from their forbears. Thanks for reading, blessings, Kay.
Comment from Benjamin Valencia
Hello Aussie. Thank you so much for sharing this piece. There's even a movie on this and as I understand this part of history, those soldiers had to be taken off the front lines after this incident because they simply did not want to fight.
Beautiful words you sow on behalf of history.
I must bookcase this to share with my students of history.
Cheers.
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reply by the author on 07-Jan-2013
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Hello Aussie. Thank you so much for sharing this piece. There's even a movie on this and as I understand this part of history, those soldiers had to be taken off the front lines after this incident because they simply did not want to fight.
Beautiful words you sow on behalf of history.
I must bookcase this to share with my students of history.
Cheers.
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Comment Written 07-Jan-2013
reply by the author on 07-Jan-2013
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Hello Benjamin, Thanks so much for reading, yes there was a movie made some time ago. Thank you for your kind words and to bookcase it would be a joy. Blessings, Kay.
