Arrogance and the River
Justice Denied11 total reviews
Comment from Gail Denham
The awful despots of history - and some are still doing these deeds. How awful to see these floating dead - and know one might be a friend or a family member. This is still going on for Christians I understand in Nigeria? Hundreds of men, women, children, being murdered for their faith.
Pray for them
reply by the author on 29-May-2019
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The awful despots of history - and some are still doing these deeds. How awful to see these floating dead - and know one might be a friend or a family member. This is still going on for Christians I understand in Nigeria? Hundreds of men, women, children, being murdered for their faith.
Pray for them
Comment Written 29-May-2019
reply by the author on 29-May-2019
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Gail, thanks so much for reviewing. I appreciate your comments. Bodies did not appear frequently in the Mapocho River. The regime was quite "successful" in hiding the torture and murders from the general public until many years later when mass graves were found in remote parts of the country.
Comment from estory
The images are vibrant and emotional, and I think you captured in a somber tone here the sense of loss, of a generation martyred, captured in stone above the ever moving river. That juxtaposition of stone and river at once brings together the sense of timeless pain, but also of movement in history, of passing time. The contrast is poignant. We can't quite go on in the world, carrying all this pain of loved ones lost. We can't quite leave the monument at the river. estory
reply by the author on 28-May-2019
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The images are vibrant and emotional, and I think you captured in a somber tone here the sense of loss, of a generation martyred, captured in stone above the ever moving river. That juxtaposition of stone and river at once brings together the sense of timeless pain, but also of movement in history, of passing time. The contrast is poignant. We can't quite go on in the world, carrying all this pain of loved ones lost. We can't quite leave the monument at the river. estory
Comment Written 28-May-2019
reply by the author on 28-May-2019
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estory, many thanks for your review. I especially appreciate the detail of your comments.
Comment from DeborahWrite
Dear Author,
Your beautifully written poem tells a poignant story that is heartbreaking. I cannot imagine the human loss and what the bodies represented. Thank you for sharing this with us.
My best,
Deborah
reply by the author on 28-May-2019
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Dear Author,
Your beautifully written poem tells a poignant story that is heartbreaking. I cannot imagine the human loss and what the bodies represented. Thank you for sharing this with us.
My best,
Deborah
Comment Written 28-May-2019
reply by the author on 28-May-2019
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Deborah, thank you so much for reviewing. I appreciate your feedback.
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You are welcome!
Comment from evesayshi
In my opinion, a striking personal account of a depraved regime, responsible for the death and mayhem of human lives - written with emotionally charged expression in compelling and articulate free verse refrain, a time eternally etched in memory and forever within historical doctrine...
reply by the author on 28-May-2019
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In my opinion, a striking personal account of a depraved regime, responsible for the death and mayhem of human lives - written with emotionally charged expression in compelling and articulate free verse refrain, a time eternally etched in memory and forever within historical doctrine...
Comment Written 27-May-2019
reply by the author on 28-May-2019
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Thank you so much for your review. I appreciate the detailed comments.
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You are very welcome indeed...Eve
Comment from Mrs. KT
Hello Santiago2!
Stellar.
Poignant. A must read. Yet...many individuals have forgotten - or worse - have no working knowledge of the atrocities of Pinochet. Your words create keen visual and emotive images.
Thank you for sharing!
diane
reply by the author on 27-May-2019
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Hello Santiago2!
Stellar.
Poignant. A must read. Yet...many individuals have forgotten - or worse - have no working knowledge of the atrocities of Pinochet. Your words create keen visual and emotive images.
Thank you for sharing!
diane
Comment Written 27-May-2019
reply by the author on 27-May-2019
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Diane, thank you so much for the wonderful review and rating. I appreciate it.
Comment from Brenda Henderson
Chilling and compelling to read. The notation afterwards made the narrative live and paints vivid pictures in the mind of the reader. A notable and engaging work. Well done!
reply by the author on 27-May-2019
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Chilling and compelling to read. The notation afterwards made the narrative live and paints vivid pictures in the mind of the reader. A notable and engaging work. Well done!
Comment Written 27-May-2019
reply by the author on 27-May-2019
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Brenda, thanks very much for your comments and review.
Comment from Janice Canerdy
This smoothly-flowing, beautiful poem--set in nature--tells a story, along with the notes, of brutality and murder in a land where people were not
allowed at that time free to speak their minds.
reply by the author on 27-May-2019
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This smoothly-flowing, beautiful poem--set in nature--tells a story, along with the notes, of brutality and murder in a land where people were not
allowed at that time free to speak their minds.
Comment Written 27-May-2019
reply by the author on 27-May-2019
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Thank you, Janice, for your kind comments. Prior to Pinochet, Chile had a long history of democratically elected governments.
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All countries have sad chapters in their histories. We (U.S.) certainly have ours!
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written heartfelt poem and author notes. There are too many people who are evil in powerful positions in the world and they do not care about another's life.
reply by the author on 27-May-2019
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A very well-written heartfelt poem and author notes. There are too many people who are evil in powerful positions in the world and they do not care about another's life.
Comment Written 27-May-2019
reply by the author on 27-May-2019
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Sandra, I appreciate the compliment. Thank you so much for reviewing. Sadly, the world still hasn't rid itself of rulers like Pinochet.
Comment from Bill Schott
This poem, Arrogance and the River, forms a poignant story of death and injustice in those Chilean hills so long ago. Time covers but may never heal.
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reply by the author on 27-May-2019
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This poem, Arrogance and the River, forms a poignant story of death and injustice in those Chilean hills so long ago. Time covers but may never heal.
This rating does not count towards story rating or author rank.
The highest and the lowest rating are not included in calculations.
Comment Written 27-May-2019
reply by the author on 27-May-2019
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Thank you, Bill, for your thoughtful review. I appreciate it.
Comment from James W. Reynolds
Even without knowing the specific history, this is a powerful poem. It is all the more effective because it does not come across as a rant. The images are vivid, especially how the river swells "with tears of the dead."
reply by the author on 27-May-2019
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Even without knowing the specific history, this is a powerful poem. It is all the more effective because it does not come across as a rant. The images are vivid, especially how the river swells "with tears of the dead."
Comment Written 27-May-2019
reply by the author on 27-May-2019
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James, thanks so much for your comments and the great review.
