tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post1941942248099428324..comments2024-01-11T10:08:36.567-05:00Comments on Of Verse, Poesy & Odes : The Cast AwayMargarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-35273420880685137282016-10-03T12:56:21.123-04:002016-10-03T12:56:21.123-04:00You've captured a terrifying moment in your po...You've captured a terrifying moment in your poem, and my heart is in my throat as I read it -- such footage is why I don't turn on the TV much anymore with my children -- I do not dismiss it, but neither do I understand it. Powerful writing. Thanks for sharing. Stacie Eirichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13889951415294858821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-89833785634828378102016-10-01T11:47:00.121-04:002016-10-01T11:47:00.121-04:00Oh Margaret, what better metaphor for a shipwreck ...Oh Margaret, what better metaphor for a shipwreck (of civilization!) than Aleppo? Way to go! Awesome write!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-24226972699585763702016-10-01T11:24:49.479-04:002016-10-01T11:24:49.479-04:00Things happen so often and we become overwhelmed w...Things happen so often and we become overwhelmed with the sights and sounds that we just gasp from one atrocity to the next. We know too much and what to do about it too little.Debi Swimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255928985823418669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-20291601267663864262016-10-01T10:21:03.342-04:002016-10-01T10:21:03.342-04:00A difficult and sad situation. Great response to ...A difficult and sad situation. Great response to prompt. Thanks. k. Outlawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698845661756444061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-76389091160536907172016-10-01T09:48:14.263-04:002016-10-01T09:48:14.263-04:00When an entire city can be likened to a shipwreck ...When an entire city can be likened to a shipwreck in the present day, it is cause for outcry the world over. I fear there are not enough lifeboats for all.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-64672869817519713812016-10-01T07:26:12.516-04:002016-10-01T07:26:12.516-04:00Oh that drowning, i feel mouths filling with morta...Oh that drowning, i feel mouths filling with mortars in your words. Horrifying to read the news...brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-82134835203125359922016-10-01T06:33:00.329-04:002016-10-01T06:33:00.329-04:00Terrifying response to the challenge here -- and p...Terrifying response to the challenge here -- and perfect. We think of Syrian refugees drowning off the coast of Italy, but surely Aleppo's present victims are drowning under Russian assault. While we watch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-71490718103008975442016-10-01T04:35:53.882-04:002016-10-01T04:35:53.882-04:00beautifully done Margaret. You've taken a topi...beautifully done Margaret. You've taken a topical story that has been broadcast all over the world and encapsulated it in a poignant poem.Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.com