Monday, January 13, 2003

From Blossoms Comments

Rating: 3.7

From blossoms comes
this brown paper bag of peaches
we bought from the joy
at the bend in the road where we turned toward
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Li-Young Lee
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MAHTAB BANGALEE 20 November 2022

in the time of happiness it seems that no death can come and defeat us but happiness is not friend's of eternity; poetic diction is very transparent; nice to read

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Sylvia Frances Chan 18 November 2022

4) I have enjoyed tremendously this brilliant poem, beautifully worded and to be pondered upon. CONGRATULATIONS being chosen as The Modern Poem Of The Day. Amazing!

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Sylvia Frances Chan 18 November 2022

3) Perfect and sweetly said, the subject reminds of other Asian poems I have read, the subject is mostly fruits or flowers and the philosophical intention.5 Stars Top Score, dear Poet.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 18 November 2022

2) Continued: the subject is oftentimes a fruit or flowers, in your poem it is about peaches, a true subject for eastern poems.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 18 November 2022

IU like the poem very much, I was also born in Jakarta and now a dutch resident and poetess. Your poem reminds me of the Asian-Chinese traditional poetry,

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Karen Hart 22 March 2014

Tyrographical error. The third line '' we bought from the joy'' should read ''we bought from the boy''.

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David Cassie 19 June 2022

I like 'we bought from the joy' - a line towards an intrigue, a genuine and capturing for me

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Michael Shepherd 18 March 2005

The person who told me of this poem must now be a friend for life...

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