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Coming Home - Ireland Challenge
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Coming Home - Ireland Challenge |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
 I walk along the rocky shoreline As far as I can see up the hill Lush green grass grows It flows as the breeze blows gently After studying the ocean Where generations Have earned their living On the peaceful waters I start to climb the hillside About halfway up I see the outline of a castle Gracing the horizon The stones of gray Fit together perfectly As they have for centuries On the vast countryside I’m enchanted by the beauty Which seems to surround me Singing the sweet lullaby Of the Emerald Isle Who could even imagine A land filled with conflict Soldiers and horses Scouring the hills Brother against brother In a fight to the finish Spurned on by the king Hungry for more power Then famine swept Throughout the fields As many as a million died From disease and starvation My mind cannot fathom What this land has seen It can only absorb The wonder surrounding me now Poetry should surprise by fine excess...it should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts and appear almost a remembrance. -J.Keats [This message has been edited by Lone Wolf (edited 03-10-2001).] |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
Well, who's the judge!!!!!!! MY GOD this is absolutely stunning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kathleen Blake "When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass, and the sun drips honey." Laurie Lee |
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Mysteria 
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Well I have no idea what the challenge is as I am new here, but whatever it is - I truly hope you win it, this was flawless - kudos. |
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Kit McCallum
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Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Wonderfully descriptive LoneWolf! You've captured so much in these words, really beautifully written!  Best wishes, /Kit |
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Moon Dust
since 1999-06-11
Posts 2177Skelmersdale, UK |
wow, you've painted such a picture Don't ever give in, if you do you've lost everything you've ever had and everything you hope to gain, but if you carry on your already winning. |
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Irie Senior Member
since 1999-12-01
Posts 1493Washington State |
Such a beautiful place with a history that's not so pretty. Amazing to think about what that place has endured and survived. Great description of this beautiful and intriguing place LW! ~Sheri "The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those who got there first" |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Simply breathtaking, Lone Wolf. It's hard to imagine that such heartache could exist amidst all that beauty. But, I guess that is the way of life, everywhere, isn't it? Great poem! |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
excellent LW. . . truly a work of art. . . superb. . . --------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Rex Allen McCoy Member Elite
since 2000-01-30
Posts 2863Sippin a Timmy's in London |
A beautiful portrayal of Ireland, then and now ( southern ) ... the further north you go ... you can realize her history is real, though her beauty is timeless nicely written |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
Kathleen . . . I think YOU'RE the judge!!! ROFL. Thank you!!  Mysteria . . . Thank you much. It's always fun to do a challenge I think. Kit . . . Just how I see it. I think the beauty of the green hills is unrivaled. Thanks! Moon Dust . . . Thanks! Irie . . . True, the history there is far from pretty and I could have gone on and on about it, but I wanted to focus on the beauty. That is what always shines through. Denise . . . Yes, that is life everywhere. It is a shame the such heartache has to exist anywhere. Thank you. Sven . . . Thanks, you know I've always liked Ireland. Rex . . . The beauty is the best part I think. Thanks! Poetry should surprise by fine excess...it should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts and appear almost a remembrance. -J.Keats |
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skyshine
since 2002-02-07
Posts 3058Beneath the northern stars |
Ancient lands have seen so much....  ~sky I hope someday you get the chance to live like you were dying.... |
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