Friday, January 3, 2003

Frustration Comments

Rating: 3.8

If I had a shiny gun,
I could have a world of fun
Speeding bullets through the brains
Of the folk who give me pains;
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Dorothy Parker
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Chinedu Dike 11 December 2024

Nicely embellished with beautiful rhymes and rhythms.

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Pallavi Tripathi 07 April 2023

5 stars from my side and a fav.

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SYAM CHANDRAN PERINKULAM 07 April 2023

Good poem

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Sylvia Frances Chan 07 April 2023

Dorothy Parker had enormous humour and always speaks honest words about what she thinks, crystal clearly composed Top Marks!

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Partha Pratim Goswami 22 August 2016

Very precise demonstration of 'frustration' The analogy of war weapons is also accurate

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Bartholomew Dele 22 August 2016

a very beaviful piece. I like the poetic quality.

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Sister Frances 22 August 2016

Thanks for sharing, I'd like to take a turn with that shiny gun.

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Mountain Man 22 August 2016

A very good poem Dorthy.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 07 April 2023

It was and still IS: DOROTHY, MM Sir.

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Pranab K Chakraborty 22 August 2016

Anger exposed quiet freely by rhythmic gallop.

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Ratnakar Mandlik 22 August 2016

Frustration vented out in funny way. Loved the humor in the whole episode. Thanks for sharing it here.

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Barry Middleton 22 August 2016

Love it! I have always said the best thing about writing fiction is that you can kill people without going to jail. I guess that's true with poetry too - why not. LOL

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Tom Billsborough 22 August 2016

Ah, the lovely Dorothy Parker. Great critic and not a bad poet too.Have her complete works. A box of sparkling jewels. Love this poem

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Savita Tyagi 22 August 2016

Dorothy Parker has vented the frustration in a superb way. Her wits are great!

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Edward Kofi Louis 22 August 2016

The problems of life! ! We need peace than war. No matter what comes our way. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Soul Watcher 22 August 2016

I like her writings thanks for sharing

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Kim Barney 22 August 2016

Morbid but funny. I've always loved Dorothy Parker's wit.

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Hailey Agnew 20 August 2009

haha love it, its so true, too. if only it was legal to kill... 007, license to kil: P

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