Comment from sunnilicious

Exceptional

I have only seen photographs. But Normandy is a beautiful place in France. It is full of war, history and cider stories. Good visual imagery created. Informative as it is educated. Good flow of rhythm and rhymes. Great poem.

 Comment Written 22-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 23-Jun-2014

Thank you Alicia i appreciate the review and those stars.

reply by sunnilicious on 23-Jun-2014

You worked for it. Enjoy!

Comment from Joan E.

Excellent

Thank you for this D-day tribute poem. I admired your alternating rhymes, rhythmic quatrains and repeats, along with your exhortation not to forget the price for freedom. I am sorry I do not have the sixth star to bestow. Hope your Sunday is serene- Joan

 Comment Written 21-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 23-Jun-2014

Thank you Joan. Have you visited there in your travels?

reply by Joan E. on 23-Jun-2014

We were there for a day 30 years ago, and it was a powerful experience. -J

Comment from MagKing

Excellent

This poem could go for a song; more like an assembler or reminder.
A lovely touching piece, with great body work in it.
I see all the lines in each stanza has an eight syllable count. Only "I hear the bugles blow" which was only six.

I have ran out of Six my friend, else I would have done justice to this piece

MagKing

 Comment Written 20-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 20-Jun-2014

Thank you MagKing. A virtual six is almost as good

Comment from adewpearl

Excellent

solid abab rhyming in your quatrains, and the single refrain line between the quatrains is compelling
I like the alliteration in your refrain line
and in your opening line
machinegun fire - machine gun
Satan stole souls - excellent alliteration and assonance
more good alliteration
I very much like your thoughtful closing message and how you lead up to it with a powerful retelling of what these men did with unspeakable bravery to insure our freedom
Brooke

 Comment Written 19-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 20-Jun-2014

Thank you Brooke. I appreciate your wonderful review.

Comment from rod007

Excellent

The sacrifice of so many to rid the world of Hitler's evil. But that was the war that freed mankind form his dictatorship and a life of servility instead of the democracy that we enjoy. Well done, Tom.

 Comment Written 19-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 20-Jun-2014

Thank you rod. Yes, and it came very close to Hitler winning.

Comment from Preston McWhorter

Excellent

Hi, Treischel,
"I Hear the Bugles Blow" is an excellent poem with good rhyme, rhyme scheme and refrain. It has excellent figurative language and imagery.(shadows stand where soldiers stood). It has good flow.
Preston

 Comment Written 19-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 19-Jun-2014

Thank you Preston.

Comment from LIJ Red

Excellent

The message to us still is: beware. If each adult Jew had taken out one Nazi soldier when he was rounded up for a concentration camp, a troop of Brownies could have taken Omaha beach without a Band-Aid. Good theme, good abab rhyme-excellent.

 Comment Written 19-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 19-Jun-2014

Thanks for your input, I think.