Sunday, April 13, 2008

An Old Windmill Comments

Rating: 5.0

An old windmill stands on a hill;
it once stood proud
as the wind swept round its sails.
Now deserted,
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David Harris
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Guy Lip-more 09 November 2012

You capture images in you words, very good write.

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Mamta Agarwal 25 April 2008

a chance find. very simple, but so true. old fashioned things had a charm of their own. nostalgic.10 on that David.

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Alison Cassidy 25 April 2008

There is something rather dignified about your old windmill with its tattered sails and melancholy persona. It always fascinates me how objects take on board the emotional trappings of those who perceive them. You see your subject with a poet's eye, David. Lovely piece. Allie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

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David Desantis 21 April 2008

very very good imagery on this! I wish we had more old windmills to check out, just these new crazy huge steal ones...great job

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Andrew mark Wilkinson 17 April 2008

Not many left these days, love looking through our Heritage of bygone days... Andy 10

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Ernestine Northover 13 April 2008

How smart they must have been in their day. There is something ageless about Windmills though. Lovely expressive poem. Love and hugs Ernestine XXX

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JoAnn McGrath 13 April 2008

I have to agree with Patrick.....I love history, nature, simplicity...and I can feel all that in this little one.....one of your top 10's David

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Coach Roth 13 April 2008

Not only windmills...nice write...Coach

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Patrick McFarland 13 April 2008

I like poems that can transport the reader to a particular place and time. This is a good one.

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David Harris

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