Paper Dolls and Toy Soldiers
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Comment from country ranch writer
Nothing ever stays the same, as the world revolves around us. Love, death, grief all come into play along life's highway. We learn to cope and accept what is and there are some things in life we cannot change. Yet life goes on with or without us.
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2014
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Nothing ever stays the same, as the world revolves around us. Love, death, grief all come into play along life's highway. We learn to cope and accept what is and there are some things in life we cannot change. Yet life goes on with or without us.
Comment Written 01-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2014
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So very, very true. Glad you liked this. Thank you so much. Hope you have a wonderful 2014!!!! mikey
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Comment from kiwijenny
Michael you are so right ...love is so inexplicable...1000 words and more wouldn't be enough ....as many poems that are dedicated to it ...love is love, grief is grief and loss is loss
Well done
God bless
Happy new year2014 !!!!!!!
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Michael you are so right ...love is so inexplicable...1000 words and more wouldn't be enough ....as many poems that are dedicated to it ...love is love, grief is grief and loss is loss
Well done
God bless
Happy new year2014 !!!!!!!
Comment Written 01-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2014
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Thank you so much! Yep. I wouldn't have much to blab about without it that is for sure. Glad you liked this. Have a great 2014. mikey
Comment from Dorothy Farrell
This is such a well written poem. Your ending is excellent - the writer tells us what true love is and I find myself agreeing with every word. I was particularly struck by your fourth stanza. It reminded me of something you said earlier in another poem - about how good FS is as we say in our poetry what we would not say to anyone in the flesh. How true! This will have to be a virtual 6 - none left. But well done. Happy New Year - Regards Dorothy
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This is such a well written poem. Your ending is excellent - the writer tells us what true love is and I find myself agreeing with every word. I was particularly struck by your fourth stanza. It reminded me of something you said earlier in another poem - about how good FS is as we say in our poetry what we would not say to anyone in the flesh. How true! This will have to be a virtual 6 - none left. But well done. Happy New Year - Regards Dorothy
Comment Written 01-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2014
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A virtual six and wonderful praise will always work just fine!! Thank you so much. Hope this is a wonderful year for you. mikey
Comment from Righteous Riter
Good alliteration with we/wonder/what...waiting/which/words...hide/hooks...and/are...weighs/when...doubt/dripping...broken/borrowed...thought/that...wise/will...cone/cream...condemn/common...like/lightning...clarity/comes...finally/find...finally/forced...are/all...receives/response. Good complimentary photo followed by a thought provoking message.
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Good alliteration with we/wonder/what...waiting/which/words...hide/hooks...and/are...weighs/when...doubt/dripping...broken/borrowed...thought/that...wise/will...cone/cream...condemn/common...like/lightning...clarity/comes...finally/find...finally/forced...are/all...receives/response. Good complimentary photo followed by a thought provoking message.
Comment Written 01-Jan-2014
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Appreciate the detailed review. It is nice to have the hard work pointed out and acknowledged. So very encouraging. Thank you kindly, mikey
Comment from Rdfrdmom2
michaelhill:
Your words regarding love certainly wax eloquently
through your entire poem, but none so much as the
last two verses. I was very moved by your words.
thanks for sharing
love,
jan
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michaelhill:
Your words regarding love certainly wax eloquently
through your entire poem, but none so much as the
last two verses. I was very moved by your words.
thanks for sharing
love,
jan
Comment Written 01-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2014
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So very pleased you were moved by my piece. That is most encouraging and gratifying. Thank you kindly, mikey
Comment from nelliesellie
You are right. Loss in all inclusive. Love and grief go together. Love lasts forever, we do not. I lost great grand parents, grandparents and parents. I grieved for them all. I buried babies and grieved. But I had others who needed by love and care. I wanted to love and was rejected. I found love and spent the rest of his life with him. I grieved. But love and grief go together. There is one way to avoid grief. Hate and don't love. NO THANKS. Great work.
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You are right. Loss in all inclusive. Love and grief go together. Love lasts forever, we do not. I lost great grand parents, grandparents and parents. I grieved for them all. I buried babies and grieved. But I had others who needed by love and care. I wanted to love and was rejected. I found love and spent the rest of his life with him. I grieved. But love and grief go together. There is one way to avoid grief. Hate and don't love. NO THANKS. Great work.
Comment Written 01-Jan-2014
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Wonderful comments and insights. I could just break your comments up add a picture and post them!! mikey
Comment from Sasha
I love this one. Very deep and thought provoking too. I especially like:
"Life is so awfully uncertain and imprecise
for in life there is always give and take"
Your notes were excellent too. They were the icing on the cake so to speak.
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2014
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I love this one. Very deep and thought provoking too. I especially like:
"Life is so awfully uncertain and imprecise
for in life there is always give and take"
Your notes were excellent too. They were the icing on the cake so to speak.
Comment Written 01-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2014
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Glad you liked this one. A very me kind of piece. Thinking out loud and writing it down really. Thank you so much, mikey
Comment from amanda98653
Definitely an exceptional poem, Mikey.
I love it!
"Life is so awfully uncertain and imprecise
for in life there is always give and take"
Everything comes with a price.
Life is such an irony sometimes..well, if you think about it, we are all marching toward our deaths. very depressing, but I guess that's how reality works. We try to keep ourselves alive, but death always comes along.
One life. The best we can do is treasure it. (just a thought)
" begs for clothing and a polite glance away"
Beijing used to be so different..I remember walking to Tiananmen..beggars just sat on the streets. Most people didn't look twice at them..no help was given.
sad reality.
beautiful lines:
"And finally our grief
becomes the only love
that receives no response
and needs none"
love it. very philosophical and poetic.
hugs
Amanda
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2014
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Definitely an exceptional poem, Mikey.
I love it!
"Life is so awfully uncertain and imprecise
for in life there is always give and take"
Everything comes with a price.
Life is such an irony sometimes..well, if you think about it, we are all marching toward our deaths. very depressing, but I guess that's how reality works. We try to keep ourselves alive, but death always comes along.
One life. The best we can do is treasure it. (just a thought)
" begs for clothing and a polite glance away"
Beijing used to be so different..I remember walking to Tiananmen..beggars just sat on the streets. Most people didn't look twice at them..no help was given.
sad reality.
beautiful lines:
"And finally our grief
becomes the only love
that receives no response
and needs none"
love it. very philosophical and poetic.
hugs
Amanda
Comment Written 01-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2014
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Thank you so much. This is very much me without trying to be clever or overly poetic. I am so delighted that you enjoyed it. I love your insights and comments. You are wonderful! mikey
Comment from Barb Hensongispsaca
and there is never any closure no matter what people say. It does not happen. Nicely done, dear friend,
Yes clarity does come from death
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and there is never any closure no matter what people say. It does not happen. Nicely done, dear friend,
Yes clarity does come from death
Comment Written 01-Jan-2014
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So very true. Thank you kindly, mikey
Comment from CR Delport
There are so many way to lose someone, and all leave a hole in your heart, a missing piece of your soul. This is very well written. Thanks for sharing.
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There are so many way to lose someone, and all leave a hole in your heart, a missing piece of your soul. This is very well written. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 01-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2014
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Glad you liked this. Thank you, mikey