CSP: A Collection of Poems
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27 total reviews
Comment from Marathonwriter
Hi Sixteezkid,
The picture and your words work together to teach. Thanks for sharing your talent and knowledge. War provides bittersweet triumph. Chris
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2009
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Hi Sixteezkid,
The picture and your words work together to teach. Thanks for sharing your talent and knowledge. War provides bittersweet triumph. Chris
Comment Written 13-Feb-2009
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2009
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Chris, yes, I saw this picture and it really made me sad and needed to write something. I admire these soldiers who work SO hard to recover. From PTSD along with the physical issues all at once. Thank you for your very kind review. Sue
Comment from c_lucas
A very emotional poem. The damage that war does by crippling the young is unbelievable. Very good imagery and descriptive scheme.
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2009
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A very emotional poem. The damage that war does by crippling the young is unbelievable. Very good imagery and descriptive scheme.
Comment Written 13-Feb-2009
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2009
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Thank you very much for your very kind review and comments. I see you live in Arizona. I lived in Paradise Valley up until just over a year ago. I miss Arizona with all my heart. Practically not a day goes by that I don't think about it. Unfortunate, due to life's circumstances I had to return to my home state of Ohio. I love the desert so much!! Sue :-))
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I use to work in Paradise Vally in the sixties. It was wild back then. We killed snakes, scorpions and tarantulas in the store. Killed a wild cat in the parking lot.
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Oh yes, back in the 60's it most definitely would have been "the outback" - ha!
If the opportunity arises, I am coming back.
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thirty-second st and shea --thirty minutes to Saguaro Lake. I could drive across Phoenix in twenty minutes.
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Just south of Doubletree and 64th. Can't stand writing about it. I miss it THAT much!!
I used to go to a landscape nursery.
Took Shea west to Tatum. North on Tatum and I believe it was about 3 miles north of Thunderbird. Sure miss all my gardening, too.
(boo-hoo!)
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If it the one with all the desert plants, I've been there.
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I lived in Camelback Country Club just off the golf course. Had a desert garden in front with about 6 humongous eucalyptus trees, palms everywhere, olive trees, mesquites and a garden I so loved to take care of 52 weeks of the year.
I'm getting so homesick writing about it.
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Phoenix and Tucson are off limits to me. I can visit for a couple of days then I have to head for the high country. I became allergic to over seventy-five per cent of the Sonorian Desert plants. I live just below the Canadian Zone now.
Comment from Carol D Parker
Thank you for getting this word out to the world. Your work comes from your heart. Good for you for telling the truth and in such a beautiful way, with poetry. I love it. Sincerely
Delora
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2009
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Thank you for getting this word out to the world. Your work comes from your heart. Good for you for telling the truth and in such a beautiful way, with poetry. I love it. Sincerely
Delora
Comment Written 13-Feb-2009
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2009
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Yes, I saw this photo and it really hurt. Needed to write something about it all. Thank you very much for your most kind review. With regards, Sue
Comment from Hitcher
I liked this one Sue, great to see you reflecting on the human cost of war and the destruction and horrors that befall the men women and children during and after the conflict is supposedly over. I really like it!
Speak to you Monday, cos I'm off right now! Bye
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2009
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I liked this one Sue, great to see you reflecting on the human cost of war and the destruction and horrors that befall the men women and children during and after the conflict is supposedly over. I really like it!
Speak to you Monday, cos I'm off right now! Bye
Comment Written 13-Feb-2009
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2009
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Hi Hitcher...yeah, I saw this photo and needed to write about it. It's usually the other way around for me. But this one struck me deeply. Thanks for your very kind review. Talk with ya soon. Sue :-)
Comment from RADIO
The picture ,
your words,
You created a very powerful
message about the horrors of war.
Radio
Your short poem had a very
strong emotionl impact on me
and I'm sure for anyone else
who reads it and sees the picture
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2009
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The picture ,
your words,
You created a very powerful
message about the horrors of war.
Radio
Your short poem had a very
strong emotionl impact on me
and I'm sure for anyone else
who reads it and sees the picture
Comment Written 13-Feb-2009
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2009
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Radio, thank you for sharing your own feelings about this. I saw this photo and really needed to express something for the trauma he went through and the courage it took to recover and go on. Thanks for your very kind review. Sue
Comment from jeslaf
This hurt to see and read but we all need to remember and be thankful, aware of the costs, the loss, the sacrifice born by so many. This is a good senryu, Sue! :)
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2009
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This hurt to see and read but we all need to remember and be thankful, aware of the costs, the loss, the sacrifice born by so many. This is a good senryu, Sue! :)
Comment Written 13-Feb-2009
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2009
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Yes, I knew it would not be a happy thing for all to read, but we write what touches us. Saw this photo and really needed to write something. Thanks very much for your very kind review. Sue
Comment from Minglement
what a lovely and touching tribute to those wounded by the war. How incomprehensibly difficult some of them must find their recovery, in just the physical, let alone the mental. Thanks for sharing and making us take a moment to think of their scarifice. Great job.
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2009
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what a lovely and touching tribute to those wounded by the war. How incomprehensibly difficult some of them must find their recovery, in just the physical, let alone the mental. Thanks for sharing and making us take a moment to think of their scarifice. Great job.
Comment Written 13-Feb-2009
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2009
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Yes, their lives are forever altered. And the PTSD they have to deal with ALONG with the physical devastation is so sad. That's why I like to say they have some triumph over it. It takes so much fight and courage to do that. Thank you for sharing your own thoughts and for your very kind review. Sue
Comment from MJMuraco
Your poem is very thought provoking and in a few words, powerful. It is sad that our men deal with this. I appreciate your authors notes which explain things better.
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2009
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Your poem is very thought provoking and in a few words, powerful. It is sad that our men deal with this. I appreciate your authors notes which explain things better.
Comment Written 13-Feb-2009
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2009
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Yes, I saw this photo and felt the need to write about it. Glad you enjoyed the notes. And thank you for your very kind review. With regards, Sue
Comment from joan marie
Ain't technology great? Not. I am constantly amazed that we must continue this reasearch. But if not we fall behind and our country isn't protected. joan marie
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Ain't technology great? Not. I am constantly amazed that we must continue this reasearch. But if not we fall behind and our country isn't protected. joan marie
Comment Written 13-Feb-2009
Comment from mdbdyot
I would have to say that a lot was said with just a few words. I really enjoy pieces that accomplish that. And the picture really brings it home. Great Job!
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2009
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I would have to say that a lot was said with just a few words. I really enjoy pieces that accomplish that. And the picture really brings it home. Great Job!
Comment Written 13-Feb-2009
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2009
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Thank you so much for your very kind compliments and review. Yeah, the picture is what made me want to write about it. Thanks again, Sue