Monday, January 13, 2003

Forest Of Europe Comments

Rating: 3.2

The last leaves fell like notes from a piano
and left their ovals echoing in the ear;
with gawky music stands, the winter forest
looks like an empty orchestra, its lines
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Sylvia Frances Chan 07 November 2021

Chosen for the THIRD time in one year, true fascinating to notice and to realize how most lyrical this poem is. Congratulations to his closest famikly for this honour. I have enjoyed tremendously this most beautiful poem

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 07 November 2021

Captivating opening lines that fuel one to read the entire marvelous work. Beautifully crafted and well executed.

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Wonderful and powerful poem with compelling imagery.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 05 May 2021

CONGRATULATIONS being chosen as The Modern Poem Of The Day. Hooray! WOW! Twice won in one year, Gorgeous news it was when he won the Noble Prize in 1992.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 06 January 2021

IF you happened to follow him in his life, we can see here clearly that God is blessing him constantly. So obvious taht he got his artistic talents from God. The words Derek Walcott wrote in almost all his poems are so natural, beautiful and unique.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 06 January 2021

CONGRATULATIONS on bing chosen as The Modern Poem Of The Day. Hooray! Very exiting news it was when he won the Noble Prize in 1992.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 06 January 2021

Sixteen five liners in his poem, truly a scintillating European Forest descriptive poem, a great one, since he is a great Modern poet

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Anil Kumar Panda 22 May 2017

Awesome! ! Use of metaphors is stunning. Loved the flow and beauty in stanzas. Very nice.

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Darlan M Cunha 22 May 2017

He saw the poetry in forlorn stations under clouds vast as Asia [...] What is a amazing poem. Well... the world is too big to stay in one place.

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Edward Kofi Louis 22 May 2017

Like notes from a piano! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Tom Allport 22 May 2017

a very interesting and descriptive poem of a time of heavy snow and of men in the know? maybe there is a warning being given that should not to be forgotten! .................well written

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Bernard F. Asuncion 22 May 2017

Watching the evening river mint.... thanks for posting.....

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