Reviews from

Japan's biggest mistake

Remembering Pearl Harbor

35 total reviews 
Comment from prettybluebirds
Excellent
Not yet exceptional. When the exceptional rating is reached this is highlighted

This happened five years before I was born, but I have heard about it all my life. It was a terrible, terrible thing. All those beautiful lives were lost forever. Best of luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 09-Dec-2022


reply by the author on 12-Dec-2022
    Thank you very much, I took Third. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my Poem.
Comment from poetwatch
Excellent
Not yet exceptional. When the exceptional rating is reached this is highlighted

How strange it is to see the great become small, Earl. Yet, it took many lives for them to gain understanding. Still, the US is helping those that are below us. Have you every thought that in helping them we are doing what they did in 1941? They do not forget, for they loss many with those bombs. thank you for sharing.

 Comment Written 09-Dec-2022


reply by the author on 12-Dec-2022
    Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my Poem.
Comment from mermaids
Excellent
Not yet exceptional. When the exceptional rating is reached this is highlighted

My father served three years of combat in WWII, so I appreciate your words. You capture that day clearly in your vivid use of words. I admire your rhyming of words which adds strength to your theme. "The Japanese woke a sleeping giant" is a wonderful life and so true.

 Comment Written 09-Dec-2022


reply by the author on 12-Dec-2022
    Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my Poem.
Comment from nomi338
Excellent
Not yet exceptional. When the exceptional rating is reached this is highlighted

Whoever made the fateful decision to attack the United States displayed a shocking lack of knowledge of us and our citizens. The old saying of never poke a sleeping lion, tiger, bear or any other ferocious animal was not an invention, or made up story. Very few people have ever survived the outcome of violating this warning.

 Comment Written 09-Dec-2022


reply by the author on 12-Dec-2022
    Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my Poem.
Comment from Charles W. Johnson
Excellent
Not yet exceptional. When the exceptional rating is reached this is highlighted

A very thoughtful tribute and remembrance of a tragic day in U.S. history. If you are still able to tweak, consider dropping "ever" in the last line to get the meter of those last two lines closer to in sync without harming the meaning. Well done. Good luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 09-Dec-2022


reply by the author on 12-Dec-2022
    Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my Poem.
Comment from jessizero
Excellent
Not yet exceptional. When the exceptional rating is reached this is highlighted

You did a great job telling this story using poetry. I especially liked your rhymes and the line about the "sleeping giant." Thank you for sharing, and best wishes to you.

 Comment Written 09-Dec-2022


reply by the author on 12-Dec-2022
    Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my Poem.
Comment from Rosemary Everson1
Excellent
Not yet exceptional. When the exceptional rating is reached this is highlighted

To remember and honor the 2,403 Americans who were killed in the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, which led to the United States declaring war on Japan the next day and thus entering World War II. Inspirational poem.

 Comment Written 09-Dec-2022


reply by the author on 09-Dec-2022
    Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my poem.
Comment from Terry Broxson
Excellent
Not yet exceptional. When the exceptional rating is reached this is highlighted

Earl, an outstanding poem. And, Amen, let us hope that America never forgets the lessons of Pearl Harbor. Thank you for writing this to honor all of those who served. Terry.

 Comment Written 09-Dec-2022


reply by the author on 09-Dec-2022
    Thank you very much Terry. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my poem.
Comment from Sandra Nelms-Ludwig
Excellent
Not yet exceptional. When the exceptional rating is reached this is highlighted

This is a good entry to the Remembering Pearl Harbor contest. It is a day we must never forget. They had the audacity to bring the fight to the USA. The text is a great size. The message is clearly written. They in the end lost this most by this one crazy, erratic decision. My brother and I are Vets. He served in Vietnam, and I served in the American sector behind the Berlin Wall. Thanks for your service and for writing this poem.

 Comment Written 09-Dec-2022


reply by the author on 09-Dec-2022
    Thank you very much. And thamk uou guys for your service! I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my poem.
reply by Sandra Nelms-Ludwig on 09-Dec-2022
    You are welcome. Be blessed.
Comment from Pam Lonsdale
Excellent
Not yet exceptional. When the exceptional rating is reached this is highlighted

This is a reminder of a sad day that led to many more sad days for us, and for Japan. You are so right - it was their biggest mistake.

A nice tribute to veterans of this war and Americans, and others around the world, who suffered because of it. And thank YOU for your service!

Good luck with the contest.

 Comment Written 09-Dec-2022


reply by the author on 09-Dec-2022
    Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my poem.