Monday, May 7, 2012

Hunting Civil War Relics At Nimblewill Creek Comments

Rating: 3.2

As he moves the mine detector
A few inches over the ground,
Making it vitally float
Among the ferns and weeds,
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James Dickey
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Kim Barney 19 September 2015

A fantastic poem. This one pulled me in from the start and kept me fascinated until the last word. I have become a Civil War buff in the last few years, since I have family living not too far from Gettysburg, Harper's Ferry, and Antietam Battlefield. Thanks, Poem Hunter. This one was worthy to be chosen as poem of the day.

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David Wood 19 September 2015

A well written war poem.

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Savita Tyagi 19 September 2015

Wonderful poem. The flood of emotions while hunting for war relics depicted so well.The intensity heightened by bird cries. A superb read!

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Kinyua Karanja 19 September 2015

A War poem that explain situation in battle field, a soldier and his fated brother in search of landmines. like this.

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