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Gun Control |
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Grover Senior Member
since 2004-01-27
Posts 1967London, ON, Canada |
Gun Control Desperados came on two mounting horses wild wild west of wyoming. shod with (the best) hammered iron giddie-up to the blacksmith. Gunslingers and lawyers talk shop over rapid-fire coffee break. unnurtured babies scream for dead mothers in-law school shots rang out students dead. There's another showdown at high noon. ©2004 Grover Gall |
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PassionatelyRomantic Member
since 2004-01-24
Posts 190 |
As always I enjoyed your work Grover! Keep it up! |
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DavePage Member Elite
since 2003-12-21
Posts 2917 |
Like it grover I obviously dont live in a gun culture to the extent that we allowed to have guns although we allow people to learn martial arts as I did and how to disable people. Words, style explosive meaning I can't link to Dave |
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Goodknight Member Elite
since 2002-06-15
Posts 2386Ohio, USA |
well done and powerful meaning - our culture may die in the hands of the gun toting concealed carry NRA folks - too many persons have suffered that fate already - Paul |
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scorpio Member Ascendant
since 2002-10-02
Posts 5178right...there |
Powerfully expressed. believe in what your heart feels... |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
good write |
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ParisGrl Senior Member
since 2000-06-01
Posts 610 |
Grover, Great Write! Keep it up.....this is very powerful. ~Laura~ |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Grover All life is a high noon, enjoyed the read. |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Great write Grover! So true to life. I think we are heading back to the Wild, Wild west, and soon. JL  |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Well done, Grover. I've had a recurring dream since I was a child. In the dream, all the guns and weapons of the world were brought to one location and melted down into one huge monument. Watching us from a distance on another parallel world, the inhabitants smiled....then put their weapons down too, after seeing us make a decision in favor of life and love. When I wake up, I am always so disappointed with our reality. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Thought about watching "The Passion of Christ"...no one had a gun but they still figured out how to torture and kill them...James |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
That's an interesting point James brings up. If the criminally inclined want to cause death and destruction they always find a way to do it. Gun control must start at home. Grover we both know how it's worked in our country. Our politicians have wasted a billion dollars without really achieving very much success. Parents have to inculcate gun control into the minds of thier children at an early age. That would include not allowing their children watch TV programs filled with violence at a tender age. Many parents mistakenly use that TV with such a powerful influence as a babysitter. NOT a wise move. Young children are not mature enough to differentiate between entertainment and reality. Some are easily affected for life if the parent doesn't take the time to educate them and it takes TIME & EFFORT to make a difference. However, Grover I love your thinking in this piece. Eric Ain't doin nothin at all |
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Kicking Kim Member
since 2001-04-16
Posts 426Cloud Cucko Land! |
This poem reminded me of a passage from a hymn we had to sing at Primary School. "Last night I had the strangest dream I've ever had before I dreamed the world had all agreed to put an end to war" If only it were true. I have recently moved to Birmingham, England to pursue a degree. I was astonished when I arrived. Gun crime is at an all time high. ^*-Kimberley-*^ "Theres no posession, just obsession and growing depression" |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
Grover, this was a hard hitting impacting write. Very well done and extraordinarily done. Enjoyed. |
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