RESIDUE OF WAR
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Comment from Raffaelina Lowcock
I find it difficult to imagine what young men must experience as soldiers and what there thoughts must be like. You have delved very successfully, in this poem, into the mind of a young soldier and truly portrayed a mirror of what he must feel. It is so sad that so many have sacrificed their youth and in some cases, their love of life. This poem is well done and very informative.
reply by the author on 07-Sep-2019
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I find it difficult to imagine what young men must experience as soldiers and what there thoughts must be like. You have delved very successfully, in this poem, into the mind of a young soldier and truly portrayed a mirror of what he must feel. It is so sad that so many have sacrificed their youth and in some cases, their love of life. This poem is well done and very informative.
Comment Written 06-Sep-2019
reply by the author on 07-Sep-2019
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Thank you very much Raffaelina, for your great review and very thoughtful comments xoxoxo
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I see where I used there instead of "their" it happens...??.
Comment from Ogden
A story in verse, well-told, with excellent verisimilitude, a virtual tour de force in rhyming.
Good luck in the War Poetry contest, Cat!
(Close the brackets in the second stanza, after "war.")
Ogden (Don)
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2019
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A story in verse, well-told, with excellent verisimilitude, a virtual tour de force in rhyming.
Good luck in the War Poetry contest, Cat!
(Close the brackets in the second stanza, after "war.")
Ogden (Don)
Comment Written 06-Sep-2019
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2019
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Thanks for your review Ogden!
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You're very welcome, Cat.
Don
Comment from Rosemary Everson1
This poem is very well-written. I'm sure the many times soldiers fought or went to battle it was very depressing for them. I can imagine that when they arrived home, the minds were sorrowful, too, even though they were glad to be home. I enjoyed your poem.
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2019
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This poem is very well-written. I'm sure the many times soldiers fought or went to battle it was very depressing for them. I can imagine that when they arrived home, the minds were sorrowful, too, even though they were glad to be home. I enjoyed your poem.
Comment Written 05-Sep-2019
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2019
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Thank you Rosemary, I'm glad you enjoyed this xoxoxo
Comment from kahpot
Between me you and the gate post this is an excellent read and I mean that true blue, you have given the soldiers side of a terrible and sad time now which includes the rest of their lives, very well written and best wishes for your contest, this is a powerful look at what remains****kahpot
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2019
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Between me you and the gate post this is an excellent read and I mean that true blue, you have given the soldiers side of a terrible and sad time now which includes the rest of their lives, very well written and best wishes for your contest, this is a powerful look at what remains****kahpot
Comment Written 05-Sep-2019
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2019
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Thanks kahpot for those shiny six stars and for your thoughtful comments! I'm thrilled you thought this worthy of a six xoxoxo
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Thanks kahpot for those shiny six stars and for your thoughtful comments! I'm thrilled you thought this worthy of a six xoxoxo
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Thanks kahpot for those shiny six stars and for your thoughtful comments! I'm thrilled you thought this worthy of a six xoxoxo
Comment from lyenochka
I don't have a six to award you for this but it certainly deserves one because your poem has really moved me. You took me into the heart and mind of a real young man and his honest fears. I am grateful for the great sacrifices of lives and youth for these brave men.
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2019
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I don't have a six to award you for this but it certainly deserves one because your poem has really moved me. You took me into the heart and mind of a real young man and his honest fears. I am grateful for the great sacrifices of lives and youth for these brave men.
Comment Written 05-Sep-2019
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2019
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Thank you lyenochka for the virtual six and your thoughtful comments, both are very much appreciated xoxoxo
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You're welcome!
Comment from Janice Canerdy
Your poem is very well-written and moving--freely expressing the thoughts that must occupy the minds of so many soldiers and former soldiers--the haunting survivors' guilt, the reluctance to be called a hero, . . . .
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2019
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Your poem is very well-written and moving--freely expressing the thoughts that must occupy the minds of so many soldiers and former soldiers--the haunting survivors' guilt, the reluctance to be called a hero, . . . .
Comment Written 05-Sep-2019
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2019
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Thanks very much Janice for your wonderful review and thoughts xoxo
Comment from Gail Denham
I wish I had six stars for this one - it's magnificent - and tells (I believe) more the truth of what soldiers faced,what they cannot forget. It's hard to "wrap your mind around" for sure.
Excellent and sad
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2019
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I wish I had six stars for this one - it's magnificent - and tells (I believe) more the truth of what soldiers faced,what they cannot forget. It's hard to "wrap your mind around" for sure.
Excellent and sad
Comment Written 05-Sep-2019
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2019
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Thank you Gail for the virtual six and for your excellent review comments xoxoxo
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written thought-provoking and a heartfelt poem about war and the soldiers that have to experience all the horrors of war and the loss of friends fighting along us will never leave our minds. No one really wins anything in a war.
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2019
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A very well-written thought-provoking and a heartfelt poem about war and the soldiers that have to experience all the horrors of war and the loss of friends fighting along us will never leave our minds. No one really wins anything in a war.
Comment Written 05-Sep-2019
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2019
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No they don't Sandra, which is why it seems pointless. Thanks for your kind review and thoughts xoxo
Comment from Susan X Smith
This is an excellent War poem which well meets the contest requirements and the picture you chose fits it perfectly. You describe the horrors of war and the torment that soldiers bring home with them long after the fighting is over. Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2019
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This is an excellent War poem which well meets the contest requirements and the picture you chose fits it perfectly. You describe the horrors of war and the torment that soldiers bring home with them long after the fighting is over. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 05-Sep-2019
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2019
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Thanks Susan, I'm glad you enjoyed this xoxoxo
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
A poignant write and war can destroy a young mind, just like frost can kill a rose, memories that will not go away, these young men are never the same again, good luck with the contest, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2019
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A poignant write and war can destroy a young mind, just like frost can kill a rose, memories that will not go away, these young men are never the same again, good luck with the contest, love Dolly x
Comment Written 05-Sep-2019
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2019
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Thank you Dolly. It honours me that you enjoyed this, thanks for your kind comments xoxoxoxox