We Hold These Truths
Lest we forget...15 total reviews
Comment from karenina
A contest winner from 2018! I'm deep into your portfolio now...and these words, in your tetractys, are as true today as they were five years ago. What is wrong with mankind that we can't embrace peace?
Karenina
reply by the author on 12-Dec-2023
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A contest winner from 2018! I'm deep into your portfolio now...and these words, in your tetractys, are as true today as they were five years ago. What is wrong with mankind that we can't embrace peace?
Karenina
Comment Written 10-Dec-2023
reply by the author on 12-Dec-2023
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Much appreciation, karenina!
thank you!
diane
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My pleasure!
Comment from Joy Graham
Yes, ma'am, you hit the nail on the head with this one. The security at airports and borders seems to take it out on the innocent people and the terrorists still find their way through. Here in Canada our Prime Minister is welcoming terrorists in to our country against our wishes. I sure hope he'll be out of office the next election.
Congratulations on winning this contest! I'm so happy for you.
Joy xx
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2018
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Yes, ma'am, you hit the nail on the head with this one. The security at airports and borders seems to take it out on the innocent people and the terrorists still find their way through. Here in Canada our Prime Minister is welcoming terrorists in to our country against our wishes. I sure hope he'll be out of office the next election.
Congratulations on winning this contest! I'm so happy for you.
Joy xx
Comment Written 06-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2018
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Hello Joy!
Thank you for your thoughtful review!
diane
Comment from WalkerMan
Yes, you are right about all this. Indifference may be the worst of these, however. The corrupt news media delight in spewing a constant stream of alarm over one catastrophe after another (even if they must exaggerate at times) -- the purpose being to dull us into inaction. The truth is that WE, the people have more power than the world oligarchy wants us to realize, as we outnumber them by thousands to one and increasingly know who they are. They are doing all they can with useless but toxic vaccines, mind-destroying fluoride in the water, nutritionless GMO "foods" saturated with carcinogenic glyphosate, and poisonous nano-particle fallout from chemtrails, in a long-term effort to reduce world population from seven billion to under five hundred thousand more easily controlled dull-minded serfs before we all wake up, declare "Enough!" and simply trample them out of existence. Once that is done, the root cause of both fear and hatred will be gone.
Your aptly illustrated poem meets the Tetractys requirements, and its topic is important for all humanity. Superb.
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2018
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Yes, you are right about all this. Indifference may be the worst of these, however. The corrupt news media delight in spewing a constant stream of alarm over one catastrophe after another (even if they must exaggerate at times) -- the purpose being to dull us into inaction. The truth is that WE, the people have more power than the world oligarchy wants us to realize, as we outnumber them by thousands to one and increasingly know who they are. They are doing all they can with useless but toxic vaccines, mind-destroying fluoride in the water, nutritionless GMO "foods" saturated with carcinogenic glyphosate, and poisonous nano-particle fallout from chemtrails, in a long-term effort to reduce world population from seven billion to under five hundred thousand more easily controlled dull-minded serfs before we all wake up, declare "Enough!" and simply trample them out of existence. Once that is done, the root cause of both fear and hatred will be gone.
Your aptly illustrated poem meets the Tetractys requirements, and its topic is important for all humanity. Superb.
Comment Written 04-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2018
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Hello Mike!
So thankful for your thorough and exceptionally thoughtful review!
diane
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You are most welcome, Diane. I like it. -- Mike
Comment from zanya
M-m-m interesting reflection here in this Tetractys poem about some of life's most fundamental principles - 'indifference' can perhaps be one of the greatest threats
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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M-m-m interesting reflection here in this Tetractys poem about some of life's most fundamental principles - 'indifference' can perhaps be one of the greatest threats
Comment Written 03-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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Hello zanya,
So pleased you appreciated my offering!
Thank you!
diane
Comment from Dorothy Farrell
Hi, this is very cleverly written and a good entry to the contest. It is not easy to get a message across with such strict structure, but you have achieved this. Good Luck in the contest - regards Dorothy
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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Hi, this is very cleverly written and a good entry to the contest. It is not easy to get a message across with such strict structure, but you have achieved this. Good Luck in the contest - regards Dorothy
Comment Written 03-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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Hi Dorothy,
Thank you for your positive and kind review!
diane
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written Tetractys about the things we love and grow up with that are part of our lives should not be destroyed by hatred and division of the people of the country.
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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A very well-written Tetractys about the things we love and grow up with that are part of our lives should not be destroyed by hatred and division of the people of the country.
Comment Written 03-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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Hello Sandra,
So pleased you enjoyed!
Thank you!
diane
Comment from robyn corum
Hello, there!
My husband accuses me of 'thinking too much'. *smile*
When I came over to thank you for reviewing ME and to potentially offer a reciprocal review, I couldn't help but notice that, except for this urgent and powerful poem, you haven't had anything to 'say' since the middle of last year -- which seems to tell me that something has MOVED you.
Was it:
The prompt for this contest?
The current political climate?
The crazy beliefs of an odd neighbor??
*smile*
Whatever the impetus may have been, I think you've done a fine job of provoking your reader into a thoughtful mode. You've touched on the topic nicely -- just enough to get the wheels turnings, but not enough to blame one side or the other. (Smart!)
Well done, in my opinion, and I wish you much, much luck!!
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2018
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Hello, there!
My husband accuses me of 'thinking too much'. *smile*
When I came over to thank you for reviewing ME and to potentially offer a reciprocal review, I couldn't help but notice that, except for this urgent and powerful poem, you haven't had anything to 'say' since the middle of last year -- which seems to tell me that something has MOVED you.
Was it:
The prompt for this contest?
The current political climate?
The crazy beliefs of an odd neighbor??
*smile*
Whatever the impetus may have been, I think you've done a fine job of provoking your reader into a thoughtful mode. You've touched on the topic nicely -- just enough to get the wheels turnings, but not enough to blame one side or the other. (Smart!)
Well done, in my opinion, and I wish you much, much luck!!
Comment Written 03-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2018
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Hello robyn,
Well, your husband may be correct! I believe you might have happened upon the short story, "Anna's Gift" which I wrote sometime during the middle of 2017, and I had re-posted it - which may have prompted you to think that something had "moved me" to write this offering. But I have been writing steadily since December of 2017 after almost a decade of sporadic offerings. Please take a peek at my portfolio; there is plenty!
Thank you for your delightful review. I must have moved someone as this poem was voted a winner!
diane
Comment from artisart4u
Good you have the required syllables per line.
I like the title as well as the poem about what can destroy ones freedom if we don't stand up and defend our country.
Good luck with your poem.
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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Good you have the required syllables per line.
I like the title as well as the poem about what can destroy ones freedom if we don't stand up and defend our country.
Good luck with your poem.
Comment Written 02-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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Hello!
So pleased you enjoyed!
Much appreciation,
dianeHe
Comment from Jean Lutz
Best wishes with your entry and splendid advice for both the right and the left. The artwork, too, is a reminder of where we have come from and what we must hold on to. It looks like you have met the guidelines for the prompt.
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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Best wishes with your entry and splendid advice for both the right and the left. The artwork, too, is a reminder of where we have come from and what we must hold on to. It looks like you have met the guidelines for the prompt.
Comment Written 02-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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Hello Jean!
Thank you! I appreciate your kind words!
diane
Comment from Sugarray77
Thanks for a great verse honoring our country and our liberty. You developed this form very well. It flowed and stayed with a good rhythm and pace. Good luck.
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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Thanks for a great verse honoring our country and our liberty. You developed this form very well. It flowed and stayed with a good rhythm and pace. Good luck.
Comment Written 02-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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Hello Sugarray!
Thanks so much for the kind review!
diane
