tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post5951114503493829217..comments2024-03-01T00:32:17.498-05:00Comments on Read Write Believe: Memorial DaySarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-55113033533243906962008-05-30T13:01:00.000-04:002008-05-30T13:01:00.000-04:00This is breath taking. What sharp, hearbreaking im...This is breath taking. What sharp, hearbreaking images. The little "lace tights onto stiff-kneed<BR/>baby dolls" - oh my soul how can it be we must teach them to plant flags too?Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-23757715981473013432008-05-26T13:42:00.000-04:002008-05-26T13:42:00.000-04:00Beautiful poem--the structure fits so well, too.Beautiful poem--the structure fits so well, too.Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-68126468817792370862008-05-26T11:15:00.000-04:002008-05-26T11:15:00.000-04:00Beautiful and sobering.Beautiful and sobering.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-65643446160857325492008-05-26T10:26:00.000-04:002008-05-26T10:26:00.000-04:00That is really beautiful. TadMack's right about "s...That is really beautiful. TadMack's right about "stark" being the word here. Such vivid imagery, too. I love simply how you chose not to open it with "these children have been given flags" or some such construction; for just a moment, we assume it's an adult, and then to read it's a child is a jolt.Jules at 7-Imphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439756778611468303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-31882659363664729582008-05-26T07:06:00.000-04:002008-05-26T07:06:00.000-04:00This one makes me shiver. It's beautiful and stark...This one makes me shiver. It's beautiful and stark and begs the question, "why?" Why have we given flags to these children? Do they understand?<BR/><BR/>Do we want them to?tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.com