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baohan New Member
since 2008-03-01
Posts 5Hochiminh City, Vietnam |
For a sesquicentennials The old town is still there Where memories begin and end Where people lost and found their heart again July 1846, her face looked forlorn Her eyes witnessed the wood That's being hewed down Now, nothing is left but a solitary blue Even the sky is crying She knew that the day she’s dying Into the blue, she knows As soft as an autumn breeze can blow A ray from the sun went through her face Making shapes out of the willow Seems like the ray is feeling down too As it fade away, becoming the shadow of yesterday. |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Bao Han Tran Le~ WELCOME to this wonderful outstreching circle of poets and friends~ I'll look forward to reading more of your poetic thoughts~ *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~ |
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effjayel Senior Member
since 2007-09-30
Posts 1474At the Crossroads of Infinity |
Welcome baohan, enjoyable read John |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
A very interesting write. I can think of several things during that time frame that fit, including Donner Pass, the Irish famine, and the Mexican-American War. Was there another event, perhaps in VietNam that generated this write? It is very well written, and conveys a sense of foreboding, loss and doom, and piques my interest as to the historical perspective of your July 1846 reference. |
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baohan New Member
since 2008-03-01
Posts 5Hochiminh City, Vietnam |
Midnitesun, you are right about what was my intention. It was the American - Mexicans and the Great Irish Famine wars that I was writing about. It is really sad to see loss isn't it. Everyday of my life, I see them passing me by. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Thank you, baohan, for the reply and the email. You have an excellent grasp of the impact of war on the human psyche. No doubt you could write with a unique perspective of the aftermath of the wars in Viet Nam. America's involvement in Viet Nam was referred to by Frances Leonard as another of our 'immoral misadventures' that paralleled our Mexican/American war. My own thoughts are the current involvement in Iraq is an equally misguided disaster. Keep that pen busy, for you have much to offer. |
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