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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
History?History Virginia Salter Normandy Bunker Hill Fort Sumter Halls of Montezuma Bay of Pigs Cu Chi Tet St. Lo Grenada Persian Gulf foxholes cannon balls powder kegs rotten eggs white flags crimson-stained pockets broken lockets crumpled letters promises confessions wires campfires nylons cigarettes pin-ups stick-ups spying treason reason maiming dying memories sympathies Happy? Veterans’ Day Tears for years © November 10, 2000 |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
I know this is likely a ridiculous thing to say, but Tony Abbot's "Girl On Heather Hill" is 'to my fantasy' an amplification of one of or both of two lines in this piece. Either 'broken lockets' and/or 'crumpled letters.' It would be so marvelous if this poem could carry the reader to those kind of thoughts while reading it. War is so much more than the battles that it contains. Do you poets ever hope such grand hopes? Or is it just people like me? |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
No it's not just you...very well done!! |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
Thank you, ethome, for reading and commenting. I was so afraid no one was going to read this one because it had gotten so deeply buried. I'm glad you liked it, it's one of my favorites because, for me, it brings up so many images of our history. Much of it was from seeing movies about WWII and other wars and a little bit from education. A movie reel was going off when I wrote it, and still does go off in my head when I read many of the lines. Thanks, again! |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
hi there, VAS i was conscripted into military service before and this brought back some memories how about: fire-and-movement vulgarities bashing cameo trench digging sniper etc etc i relate to this one...i often hope that war will not occur in my lifetime so that i wouldnt face the anguish of broken lockets and crumpled letters.... |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
Yep, those items could certainly be included in the recall of the pain of war or embattlement. I hope war does not occur in your lifetime as well, but it certainly seems that 'man' keeps trying. By 'man' I mean 'humanity' not the opposite of woman. But 'humanity' seems such a wrong term to use when applying it to war. Inhumanity is more apt. Thanks for the read and your comment! |
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