Open Poetry #48 |
tanka: no longer a child |
flash Member
since 2010-11-28
Posts 213miami beach, florida |
no longer a child the G.I. Joe I used to dress in combat fatigues no longer a toy --Al |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Excellent! At a cocktail party, one woman said to another, |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Very good. A |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Some things transform us forever. You express this so efficiently. Great tanka. Margherita |
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flash Member
since 2010-11-28
Posts 213miami beach, florida |
Jerry, Alison, Margherita: Thanks for your generous comments. Yes, as I grow up, I now see G.I Joe not as a toy, but as a representation of all the soldiers who fight in pointless wars that are smokescreens for greed and political favour. Al |
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Nicole Senior Member
since 1999-06-23
Posts 1835Florida |
That is how I perceived this, and it left me feeling solemn; it is so well done. I didn't want to say that though and inadvertently offend. |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Yeah, and it is a good thing that we do grow-up; and realize that sometimes we fight and live or die, or become fodder for the elite. Many "no longer a child" went to defend and lost doing their job, many lived, I celebrate both! God Bless all the G.I. Joe men and women. From the founding of the U.S. to today. JL Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself. |
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flash Member
since 2010-11-28
Posts 213miami beach, florida |
Nicole, JL: Thanks for your generous comments and glad this resonates deeply with you--as it does me. Al |
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