Monday, January 26, 2009

Bamboo In The Wind Comments

Rating: 4.8

The black bamboo fronds reached high and low
Swinging to every blustery blow of the westerly
Up and down, to and fro, left and right
But rising to straighten not staying low for long
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Eddie Roa
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Ben Gieske 11 February 2009

It is nice of you to capture this play between the wind and the bamboo. The wind can be very interesting when involving such ordinary things. I find your ending amusing.

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Michael Gale 27 January 2009

Great poem! An easy tenner here. God bless poets, all-MJG. Jostling freely in the wind... Like a kite, precariously. Riding the winds tide us up and down.... Closer, closest to the ground. Rippling breezes eases us not... Not let loosened, easily a-knot. We are tied and weathered loosely taught... Trapped between trade winds, and unloosely naught.

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sumaira .....ir 27 January 2009

I m agree wit lesilie u describes so simple bamboo in detail any wayz nicely write sir...

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Jim Norausky 26 January 2009

Eddie, This is poetic writing at its best. Excellent write.10 here. Jim

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Leslie Ching 26 January 2009

very calm and lulling...interesting description of something so simple but explained in such detail... Leslie

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Eddie Roa

Eddie Roa

Manila. Philippines
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