tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post7096632665337065414..comments2024-03-21T11:29:49.702-07:00Comments on Beth Camp : History LessonBeth Camphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-88132628899842868642008-11-22T22:14:00.000-08:002008-11-22T22:14:00.000-08:00Thank you all for your kind comments. I do not th...Thank you all for your kind comments. I do not think any poem could do justice to the reality of these experiences. The poem itself seems a rough draft, but the feelings still remain. BethBeth Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-63737551581523149572008-11-21T04:49:00.000-08:002008-11-21T04:49:00.000-08:00It makes me wonder... so much devastation we get t...It makes me wonder... so much devastation we get to witness in a lifetime... and in the name of progress. Maybe writing is one of the few places where we get to digest this. I like the soberness of the poem, so fitting for the subject matter.Ms.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236506739321541450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-42450830665288888752008-11-16T07:06:00.000-08:002008-11-16T07:06:00.000-08:00History lessons portrayed through personal experie...History lessons portrayed through personal experience are probably the most important lessons of all. This is a very powerful poem. Was particularly captured by the broken watch and your statement "I do not believe that rolling into a gutter<BR/>will save me from the billowing mushroom cloud." I'm glad to have grown up without that type of fear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-17461349977020483542008-11-11T13:55:00.000-08:002008-11-11T13:55:00.000-08:00I felt certain bitterness in the verse. I do not u...I felt certain bitterness in the verse. I do not understand wars either…<BR/>I shall say that I think it is great that I could read this (poem).Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06611955404994410354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-64860391618562814072008-11-11T07:25:00.000-08:002008-11-11T07:25:00.000-08:00Thanks to Corsua, you found me, and I found you. T...Thanks to Corsua, you found me, and I found you. The most wonderful thing about blogging is finding others out there who are writing their fingers to the bone. Hope you continue visiting my site. I shall tell others about yours. Peace. TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-16479492202812492222008-11-10T11:42:00.000-08:002008-11-10T11:42:00.000-08:00very nice piece of history -- the piecing of time ...very nice piece of history -- the piecing of time together- the piecing of war to wars to this very moment in time - do we await another verse - only time and history will tell --<BR/><BR/>thank you - and unguarded-utterance for posting your piece<BR/><BR/>barbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-24618854460038415782008-11-10T09:08:00.000-08:002008-11-10T09:08:00.000-08:00This poem is very powerful and engaging. I saw a ...This poem is very powerful and engaging. I saw a link for your work at S.L. Corsua's site, "Unguarded Utterance." I am so glad to meet you and read your work. Great job.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14450349194426386685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-87396190163974215342008-09-14T20:03:00.000-07:002008-09-14T20:03:00.000-07:00I've never understood wars either...it's enough to...I've never understood wars either...it's enough to make me lose faith in man.Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-26928209150040813682008-09-14T15:43:00.000-07:002008-09-14T15:43:00.000-07:00Poignant. I spent nine years in the forces and one...Poignant. I spent nine years in the forces and one thing I understood was soldiers may fight wars, but politicians cause them.<BR/> This strange breed come from a tiny percentage of a population - any population - and are beyond understanding because the vast majority of people are peaceful.anthonynorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-54872966559060372252008-09-14T13:58:00.000-07:002008-09-14T13:58:00.000-07:00This post brings up my deepest feelings, which cor...This post brings up my deepest feelings, which correspond to yours. On my Facebook profile (at 87 am I the oldest person on Facebook?) I list my religion as Pacifism.Granny Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18214748856516412924noreply@blogger.com