NaPoWriMo 2021
Viewing comments for Chapter 26 "26. Hatred"NaPoWriMo 2021 Poetry Challenge
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Comment from royowen
I don't have the energy to hate, nor do I have it in me anymore. People are are people no matter what, they make their own decisions to love or hate, and it is a choice. Well done Debra, great post, blessings Roy
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2021
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I don't have the energy to hate, nor do I have it in me anymore. People are are people no matter what, they make their own decisions to love or hate, and it is a choice. Well done Debra, great post, blessings Roy
Comment Written 28-Apr-2021
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2021
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Thank you so much, Roy :)
Best wishes, Debra
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Welcome Debra
Comment from lyenochka
Amen! And may your love thaw any hatred around you! I see that hatred has been fueled by a lot of misinformation and fear. Some blame Asians for the virus; some assume the worst about certain races, some label people for and against the vaccine. Too much craziness!
Keep sane and keep teaching love!!
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2021
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Amen! And may your love thaw any hatred around you! I see that hatred has been fueled by a lot of misinformation and fear. Some blame Asians for the virus; some assume the worst about certain races, some label people for and against the vaccine. Too much craziness!
Keep sane and keep teaching love!!
Comment Written 28-Apr-2021
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2021
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Thank you so much, Helen :) I appreciate your lovely comments as always. Best wishes, Debra x
Comment from Earl Corp
This should have been a contest entry. It rhymed, made sense, and let us know how you felt about hate. Very nice job. Thank you for sharing. Stay safe and stay healthy.
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2021
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This should have been a contest entry. It rhymed, made sense, and let us know how you felt about hate. Very nice job. Thank you for sharing. Stay safe and stay healthy.
Comment Written 28-Apr-2021
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2021
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Thank you so much, Earl :) I appreciate your kind feedback. Best wishes, Debra
Comment from Sally Law
Hatred has become toxic here in America; in the press and in just about everything. I choose not to hate as my Lord says to love. However, just speaking the truth has been turned around as deemed as hateful. The hateful mob did the same to Jesus before He was crucified. Sending you my best today as always,
Sal XOs....
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2021
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Hatred has become toxic here in America; in the press and in just about everything. I choose not to hate as my Lord says to love. However, just speaking the truth has been turned around as deemed as hateful. The hateful mob did the same to Jesus before He was crucified. Sending you my best today as always,
Sal XOs....
Comment Written 28-Apr-2021
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2021
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Thank you so much, Sal :)
Best wishes as always, Debra x
Comment from Sherry Asbury
This deserves a 6, but I haven't one. Hatred is alien to me too - I grew up with it, but cannot feel it or understand it. Perhaps things such as this are like flaws in people's genetic field? Your artwork is so apropos to the subject. You have written this well and it is a great piece of writing!
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2021
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This deserves a 6, but I haven't one. Hatred is alien to me too - I grew up with it, but cannot feel it or understand it. Perhaps things such as this are like flaws in people's genetic field? Your artwork is so apropos to the subject. You have written this well and it is a great piece of writing!
Comment Written 28-Apr-2021
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2021
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Hey Sherry :)
Thank you for your great feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed this one :) Best wishes, Debra
Comment from Mazipoodles
Excellent picture, presentation and poem! And so true... I like the way you approach a dark subject through this form of light poetry. May I suggest including a comma after 'angry' and an exclamation mark after 'thaw'? :)
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2021
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Excellent picture, presentation and poem! And so true... I like the way you approach a dark subject through this form of light poetry. May I suggest including a comma after 'angry' and an exclamation mark after 'thaw'? :)
Comment Written 28-Apr-2021
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2021
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Hello :)
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. I appreciate your suggestions too and have added a comma after 'angry'. I decided against punctuating 'thaw' with an exclamation mark though...!
Best wishes, Debra :)
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Thanks for responding so positively. Much appreciated...
Comment from Begin Again
Would it be wonderful if we could erase that ugly, hurtful word from our vocabulary and the mines of so many. Hatred destroys all the beauty and kindness around it. Very well written. Smiles, Carol
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reply by the author on 28-Apr-2021
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Would it be wonderful if we could erase that ugly, hurtful word from our vocabulary and the mines of so many. Hatred destroys all the beauty and kindness around it. Very well written. Smiles, Carol
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Comment Written 28-Apr-2021
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2021
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Thank you so much, Carol :) I really appreciate your lovely feedback. Best wishes, Debra
Comment from Colleen The Garbanzo Bean
I love this! Such a great message, rhythm, and rhyming scheme. Continue to write from your own point-of-view; it's great! I particularly like how your second stanza is short and to-the-point. It demonstrates how hatred can cut deeply like these sharp lines. Then, by doubling the words in the last line, you show an alternative to the court lines-- let it thaw. Great!
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2021
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I love this! Such a great message, rhythm, and rhyming scheme. Continue to write from your own point-of-view; it's great! I particularly like how your second stanza is short and to-the-point. It demonstrates how hatred can cut deeply like these sharp lines. Then, by doubling the words in the last line, you show an alternative to the court lines-- let it thaw. Great!
Comment Written 28-Apr-2021
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2021
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Hello Colleen :) Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback and generous star rating! I'm happy that you enjoyed my poem :) Best wishes, Debra
Comment from pome lover
Debra, I have mixed emotions in answering this.
You are such a dear person. You wear kindness on your sleeve.
I have lived a long time and never thought I'd see the day that Americans would be so anti their country, so determined to bring us down - which they're doing their damndest to do, so as beautiful as your poem and sentiments are - and they are surely Christian- not hating them is a very difficult thing for me. Deliberate destruction of all you hold dear is a mighty bitter pill.
BUT your poem - your feelings - should be and hopefully will be, in the long run, what saves the world.
Bless you.
Katharine
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reply by the author on 28-Apr-2021
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Debra, I have mixed emotions in answering this.
You are such a dear person. You wear kindness on your sleeve.
I have lived a long time and never thought I'd see the day that Americans would be so anti their country, so determined to bring us down - which they're doing their damndest to do, so as beautiful as your poem and sentiments are - and they are surely Christian- not hating them is a very difficult thing for me. Deliberate destruction of all you hold dear is a mighty bitter pill.
BUT your poem - your feelings - should be and hopefully will be, in the long run, what saves the world.
Bless you.
Katharine
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Comment Written 28-Apr-2021
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2021
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Thank you, Katharine, for your gracious response to my poem.
I respect your point of view totally and appreciate that for many people, my words will grate to some degree or another. As I said in my author notes, I know that I have lived a charmed life in many ways and have not had reason to feel hate.
Sending you my warmest and bestest(!) wishes, Debra x
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thanks, Deb, I appreciate that.
Am frantically trying to catch up for this contest. Am so far behind.
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I checked the deadline and it?s 2nd may ;)
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oh! great!
thank you!