Monday, January 13, 2003

Immortality Comments

Rating: 3.0

In Sleeping Beauty's castle
the clock strikes one hundred years
and the girl in the tower returns to the world.
So do the servants in the kitchen,
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Lisel Mueller
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Dr Antony Theodore 21 February 2020

this slight body with its transparent wings and life-span of one human day still craved its particular share of sweetness, a century later. immortality and the sharing sweetness of a dream like attitude., tony

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Tom Allport 17 December 2016

every thing has its purpose and time will not stop it

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M Asim Nehal 17 December 2016

Brilliant poem. A descriptive assessment of the situation.

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Glen Kappy 17 December 2016

wow, people! notice how this poem which begins with reference to a fairy tale, to something of lesser consequence, ends with a profound note and a surprise. -glen kappy

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Bernard F. Asuncion 17 December 2016

Thanks for sharing++++++++++++++++

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Siddartha Montik 17 December 2016

Made me look at that God again and Again! thank you for sharing! ! ! 10+++! ! !

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Edward Kofi Louis 17 December 2016

One human day! Thanks for shsring this poem with us.

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Colleen Courtney 17 May 2014

Starts like a fairytale and ends on a disturbing but honest epiphany....another great poem by the poet.

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William Goldman 08 May 2014

In the best of these poems, something dangerous, disturbing, hovers beneath the words - this is not surprising when you reflect on her life & background. This quality helps to give the poems just enough complexity and potential contradiction to make them beautiful.

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Max Reif 31 August 2005

Another sublime poem! I hope to read all of your. Wonderful!

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