Wednesday, March 21, 2012

In Prison Comments

Rating: 4.4

I cried out for the pain of man,
I cried out for my bitter wrath
Against the hopeless life that ran
For ever in a circling path
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Clive Staples Lewis
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Susan Williams 19 April 2016

Oh. My. Word. I zipped up to look at his biography because his outlook was so bleak that I thought perhaps he was writing from prison. OH. MY. WORD. Look at his name again! ! ! ! It is C. S. LEWIS! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! The man usually writes novels, essays, works praising the Lord God! ! ! ! ! ! Wow, look at him go on this theme- - he has turned himself inside out to reflect the heart and soul of the lost. Stunning work without even knowing who wrote it! ! I was so into the persona of a prisoner without hope that I thought the author had to be a prisoner! Well, we all are or have been a prisoner to darkness and hopelessness and C.S. Lewis, a man of God, knows the feeling and that is why he can write us to joy! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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Barry Middleton 19 April 2016

The best thing about the poem is that it is provocative. Takes reading several times to see that it can be read two ways.

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James Mclain 19 April 2016

People go on about God, so how did good men think before they could conceptualize tomorrow.. iip

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Alem Hailu G/kristos 19 April 2016

I appreciate the effort took to put his reflection in a poem!

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Barry Middleton 19 April 2016

Meaninglessness and the insignificance of existence. Yet while we are alive, we must care. This is a very good poem but some will not like it because it seems atheistic.

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Barry Middleton 19 April 2016

P.S. Lewis was totally not an atheist.

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Susan Williams 19 April 2016

You are a good man, Charlie Brown, to let us find out on our own who he is! ! ! ! I was so tickled and surprised and stunned and delighted! . Sorry I blabbed who he is but in my defense I am usually the last person to post comments so I probably didn't ruin it for anyone.

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Anil Kumar Panda 19 April 2016

Nice.Anyhow the life has to go on despite the pain and suffering. Very nice.

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Ratnakar Mandlik 19 April 2016

I cried out for my bitter wrath Against the hopeless life that ran For ever in a circling path. Manifestations of depression controlling human are very wonderfully articulated in this touching poem. Thanks for sharing it here.

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Edward Kofi Louis 19 April 2016

For the pain of man! ! ! Facing the problems of life. Nice work. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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