Last Flight of the Red Baron.
Thinking about history.80 total reviews
Comment from dragonpoet
Hi Harry,
Sometimes daydreaming is fruitful. This is a good poetic retelling of the story of this wartime event also told in the song "Snoopy v. The Red Baron".
Keep writing and stay healthy.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Joan
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2024
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Hi Harry,
Sometimes daydreaming is fruitful. This is a good poetic retelling of the story of this wartime event also told in the song "Snoopy v. The Red Baron".
Keep writing and stay healthy.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Joan
Comment Written 16-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2024
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LOL! Well, thank you Joan for your kind words. I really appreciate your review!
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You're very welcome, Harry.
Joan
Comment from Rene Tyo
This is a really good poem in my opinion. The rhyming scheme seems a bit awkward in a few places, but I wonder if this was deliberate. As far as the historical importance, this feels like just how it may have went down. Overall, I'm impressed and will seek out more of your work. Well done.
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2024
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This is a really good poem in my opinion. The rhyming scheme seems a bit awkward in a few places, but I wonder if this was deliberate. As far as the historical importance, this feels like just how it may have went down. Overall, I'm impressed and will seek out more of your work. Well done.
Comment Written 15-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2024
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Well, thank you Rene for you review. I really appreciate it!
Comment from Chip Whitley
A wonderfully imaginative piece. I felt like I was right there in the action with the line "bullets whiz by and tear into the red." It has excellent imagery and is a delight to read.
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2024
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A wonderfully imaginative piece. I felt like I was right there in the action with the line "bullets whiz by and tear into the red." It has excellent imagery and is a delight to read.
Comment Written 15-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2024
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Thank you again Chip for your review. I really appreciate it!
Comment from Debbie D'Arcy
Loved the momentum of this free rhyming verse, Harry! You've skilfully expressed this downing of the Red Baron as though you were there yourself. And so great that the British pilot gets the credit:)) One of my favourite images was bees fleeing from a burning hive. This also enhanced the pace of the verse. Well done! Debbie
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2024
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Loved the momentum of this free rhyming verse, Harry! You've skilfully expressed this downing of the Red Baron as though you were there yourself. And so great that the British pilot gets the credit:)) One of my favourite images was bees fleeing from a burning hive. This also enhanced the pace of the verse. Well done! Debbie
Comment Written 15-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2024
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Thank you so much Debbie! I really appreciate your kind words and review!
Comment from jim vecchio
What a wonderful poem of the days of heroism and chivalry. I was always a fan, when younger, of DC's "Enemy Ace" which told the story of WW1 aviation battles through the eyes of a German pilot.
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2024
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What a wonderful poem of the days of heroism and chivalry. I was always a fan, when younger, of DC's "Enemy Ace" which told the story of WW1 aviation battles through the eyes of a German pilot.
Comment Written 15-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2024
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Thank you Jim for your review. I really appreciate that! I too was always a fan and heard all the stories and read the history!
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Your writing shows your mastery of the subject.
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Well, thank you Jim I really appreciate your review! I too was always a fan.
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God Bless!
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Thank you!
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Have a Blessed Sunday.
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Thank you. You too!
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Looking forward to your next writing.
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Well, thank you Jim. I appreciate that!
Comment from TPAC
A thrilling story, imagining you as the Baron, feeling the air beneath you. If not a flier, sensing your thrill of flying your own craft. No matter. The excitement of this adventure, brought out your raw core. I, myself, love the pace of this read.
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2024
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A thrilling story, imagining you as the Baron, feeling the air beneath you. If not a flier, sensing your thrill of flying your own craft. No matter. The excitement of this adventure, brought out your raw core. I, myself, love the pace of this read.
Comment Written 15-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 16-Aug-2024
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Well, thank you TPAC for your great review! I really appreciate that!
Comment from Nicki.B
Wow I thought I was reading so historically remembrance story written in poetry form woth lovely verse untol I got to the author notes! What an amazing day dream. I wish mine got as interesting as that.
Well done a very enjoyable read
reply by the author on 15-Aug-2024
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Wow I thought I was reading so historically remembrance story written in poetry form woth lovely verse untol I got to the author notes! What an amazing day dream. I wish mine got as interesting as that.
Well done a very enjoyable read
Comment Written 15-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 15-Aug-2024
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LOL! Well, thank you so much Nicki! I really appreciate the review!
Comment from Carol Hillebrenner
I don't know if you are great, but you are a really good poet to me. This is a fine tribute to the Red Baron. If you had named the English pilot, it would have been a tribute to him, but you wisely didn't. It is all von Richtenhoff. Even the British admired his fighting/flying skills.
reply by the author on 15-Aug-2024
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I don't know if you are great, but you are a really good poet to me. This is a fine tribute to the Red Baron. If you had named the English pilot, it would have been a tribute to him, but you wisely didn't. It is all von Richtenhoff. Even the British admired his fighting/flying skills.
Comment Written 15-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 15-Aug-2024
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Well, there was a reason for that. If you know your history - you know that was very controversial. The British pilot given credit for downing Richthofen was Roy Brown. However, there is much controversy over that because the same time Roy Brown was firing at the Baron so was an Austrailian machine gun crew. And they still claim they were the ones who downed the mighty Baron. We may never know for sure. Roy Brown was given credit for the kill.
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That's interesting. I hadn't heard about the controversy part. Thanks for letting me know about it.
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Well, after thinking about it - I did name the British pilot. He was given credit even though the controversy still exists today. The Austrailians still take credit for it.
Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose
Fokker... lol
Cool poem about the last flight of the Red Baron. Poor guy, didn't have a happy ending.
Well done!
Gypsy
"Poetry heals the wouds inflicted by reason" -- Novali
reply by the author on 15-Aug-2024
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Fokker... lol
Cool poem about the last flight of the Red Baron. Poor guy, didn't have a happy ending.
Well done!
Gypsy
"Poetry heals the wouds inflicted by reason" -- Novali
Comment Written 15-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 15-Aug-2024
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LOL! Well, thank you Gypsy for your kind words and review!
Comment from Begin Again
Quite the daydream, my friend. No beaches and leisurely strolls for you. Instead you are in the middle of a war and two planes are fighting it out..... Your words put the reader right there. Great job!
Smiles, Carol
reply by the author on 15-Aug-2024
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Quite the daydream, my friend. No beaches and leisurely strolls for you. Instead you are in the middle of a war and two planes are fighting it out..... Your words put the reader right there. Great job!
Smiles, Carol
Comment Written 15-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 15-Aug-2024
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LOL! Well, thank you Carol. I really appreciate your review!