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The Rape

Dark Sonnet - after reading William Butler Yeats

153 total reviews 
Comment from harmony13
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Excellent Poem! Congratulations again! You are so
gifted. This is a vivid description of the rape. I
like the last line - it left me wondering what happened next! Thank you for a poem that is so well written.
Hope you had a wonderful day......harmony13

 Comment Written 22-Jul-2012

reply by the author on 22-Jul-2012
    Thanks so much Harmony. I really appreciate this.
Comment from marycec
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A very powerful poem about a horrific act. A worthy winner. I found Leda and The Swan a compelling and disturbing poem.your sonnet form works well. Your descriptions have an immediacy to them. Good work.

 Comment Written 22-Jul-2012

reply by the author on 22-Jul-2012
    Thank you so very much Mary and nice to find someone who has actually read Leda and the Swan.
reply by marycec on 22-Jul-2012
    Years ago I studied Yeats and that one stayed with me. Brilliant poet.
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2012
    Extremely so.
Comment from scottygirl900
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Wow. This is absolutely amazing. This poem captures everything tragic about rape and makes the reader feel captured into the poem and can't stop reading until the fate of the lady is told. Job well done!

 Comment Written 20-Jul-2012

reply by the author on 20-Jul-2012
    Thank you Scottygirl. You have read one of my most sensitive pieces. I really appreciate that.
Comment from kra-z-ka-z
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Very profound, and all too true. Been there done that...I could feel her fear, pain and shame. The visuals were overpowering.

 Comment Written 08-Jul-2012

reply by the author on 08-Jul-2012
    Thanks so much for reading this one.
    It was a real heart breaker. Sigh.
reply by kra-z-ka-z on 08-Jul-2012
    ya I was curious about it...I've written one on the subject as well. But it's much different
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2012
    You said that. How?
reply by kra-z-ka-z on 08-Jul-2012
    huh?
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2012
    How is it different.
reply by kra-z-ka-z on 08-Jul-2012
    ooo my poem! It's just different. more of a child's rape.
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2012
    Is it posted here.
reply by kra-z-ka-z on 08-Jul-2012
    no not yet...soon tho... Thanks for inquiring!
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2012
    Okay!!
reply by kra-z-ka-z on 08-Jul-2012
    muahhhh xxx ooo
Comment from Ralph Miller
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Sobering verse. It brings a sad scene to mind. I mean the one you painted here. My wife, a much more prolific reader and considerably better educated than me, just told me all about Leda and the swan.
Look forward to more.
Ralph

 Comment Written 21-Jun-2012

reply by the author on 21-Jun-2012
    Thank you so much Ralph. Interesting to learn this way, is it not?
Comment from Merajul
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I had been away from the site for reason .missed on your poems.A very powerful writing on a very bold subject. Great work.Few more lines with the type of expressions that you write can still be added.

 Comment Written 18-Jun-2012

reply by the author on 18-Jun-2012
    Wonderful review of this ones Merajul! I appreciate that you have gone back and checked these out.
Comment from DeVilleDarling
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I am an instant fan of this piece! I had to read it twice because (frustratingly) i wanted to know everything that was to happen as quickly as i could. Every line demanded more and more attention. i read it again to take in the detail. i loved how it jumped straight into intenseness! the last 2 stanzas i found had such a sad, beautiful quality to them. Im glad you commented on my poem, because it led me to your work. thank you.

 Comment Written 27-May-2012

reply by the author on 27-May-2012
    Sigh, this one has really made it here. Don't know why exactly but it has. I'm real glad you liked it. Your comments are really appreciated.
reply by DeVilleDarling on 27-May-2012
    you sound disappointed with its success?
reply by the author on 27-May-2012
    No not at all. I'm pleased as punch. It just makes me wonder why people like the dark side so much. Easier to handle I guess.
reply by DeVilleDarling on 27-May-2012
    Hmmmm, its an interesting question. I would say that it is easier to handle, and also that it helps to appreciate the light. Also, your adrenalin doesnt really start pumping when you read something pleasent.
reply by the author on 27-May-2012
    Well it depends on what is pleasant. Once you get to read mine I thing you will change your statement. LOL.
reply by DeVilleDarling on 27-May-2012
    Ive read a few of your pieces, unfortunately i cant review them until im a member. They are beautifully worded. I really enjoyed "in stolen time"
reply by the author on 27-May-2012
    Oh? Thank you so very much. I'm glad you enjoyed them. LOL.
reply by DeVilleDarling on 27-May-2012
    oh yes lol, sneaking around like a creep with my nose in your works. :)
reply by the author on 27-May-2012
    That's perfectly okay by me. I hope you like them..
reply by DeVilleDarling on 27-May-2012
    very very much so :)
Comment from Hudblack
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I see you and I want to cry because i see me standing there watching it. Because I know. No one knows how you feel. Jesus, why did I have to read this now. And now you know why my six cylinders spin. And I'm black sometimes. Know this Guns, I've taken your six. I'm that ugly fucking threatening thing know one wants to know. Now you know why in my mind I'm ready to kill things. Breathing so deeply, beside you.

 Comment Written 26-May-2012

reply by the author on 26-May-2012
    Oh dear. This didn't happen to me. But it happened. You know how it happens. Not to worry for me anyway. I'm protected in that you are there ... beside me.
reply by Hudblack on 26-May-2012
    It happened to me, my wife. It's okay. But I guess now you know me.
reply by the author on 26-May-2012
    Yes, now I know you.
Comment from micci
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Loved this poem, it is so dark and edgy, I am a huge fan of the darker side to poetry. Picture complements the poem well

 Comment Written 15-May-2012

reply by the author on 15-May-2012
    Wow!! So many thanks to you for reading this and the other one poet. I'm so impressed ... for real.
Comment from vigournet
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a powerful well-written poem. It deserves to be at the top, well done! Maybe charities involved in crisis centres would appreciate it too?

 Comment Written 25-Mar-2012

reply by the author on 25-Mar-2012
    Thanks Vigoumet for readinig this one. It is a wonderful response to the poem.