Monday, August 1, 2016

I Saw The Past Comments

Rating: 5.0

from the high point of the hill
in the shadow of a ruined house
I saw with the eyes of the Cherokee
I saw only the past
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Barry Middleton
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Dimitrios Galanis 01 August 2016

History in poetical sensitive terms.The pain it does not teach us obvious!

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Barry Middleton 01 August 2016

Walking the hills of home I often though about the Civil War. I could see the Yazoo River where skirmishes occurred. There were arrowheads and charcoal beds where the Native Americans had made fires. I could not but help wonder what they thought of their new neighbors.

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Spock The Vegan 01 August 2016

Certainly a better poem than most on this site. A 10

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Barry Middleton 01 August 2016

Thanks Spock. I do not read many here. It is nice to have a few readers who appreciate my work.

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Barry Middleton 01 August 2016

Thank you Spock. It's nice to be appreciated.

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Nosheen Irfan 01 August 2016

Another wonderfully written poem from your mighty pen. I truly admire how you put a lot into a single poem with brevity and depth. A significant write with political undertones.10

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Barry Middleton 01 August 2016

Thank you Nosheen. Your praire is gratifying.

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Barry Middleton 01 August 2016

praise.....................................

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