Friday, January 3, 2003

The Plough Of Time Comments

Rating: 3.8

Night closed my windows and
The sky became a crystal house
The crystal windows glowed
The moon
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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Beautiful poem A single star beamed downits crystal cableand drew a plough through the earth

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Ratnakar Mandlik 18 February 2019

The awesome flight of imagery is simply fantastic. A wonderful poem, a pleasure to read.

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Khairul Ahsan 18 February 2019

'The stars remained fixed each with its crystal cable beamed to earth each attached to the immense plough furrowing our lives' - the poem ends so beautifully!

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Iftekhar Ifti 18 February 2019

The crystal earth turned and the bodies with it, supercilious

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M Asim Nehal 18 February 2019

Outstanding poem. Poem full of imageries and fine flowing. Sky's the limit, nothing can stop reaching above it.

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Glen Kappy 18 February 2019

i'm glad to see lawrence's poem featured today. this one is new to me, and i'm not sure i get what he's saying here. i am reminded though of a favorite poem by dylan thomas, in my craft or sullen art. -gk

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Cheryl Tutaan 18 February 2019

couples embracing... Congratulations and thank you for sharing this exquisite write, Lawrence. Cheryl♡

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Chukwuebuka Adebayo 18 February 2019

the evolution of time.thanks for writing.i do look upon the stars too but i wonder if they do look back at me.

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Mahtab Bangalee 18 February 2019

drew a plough through the earth unearthing bodies clasped together/// expresses many hidden meanings///// greatly penned the plough of time

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Dr Antony Theodore 18 February 2019

crystal cable and drew a plough through the earth unearthing bodies clasped together .. the immense plough. a very fine poem and great imagination. tony couples embracing...

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Bernard F. Asuncion 18 February 2019

A poem of an epic proportion, Lawrence...... Congrats for being selected for the second time......

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Anil Kumar Panda 08 February 2018

Clever use of imagery. Enjoyed the flow and concept. Thanks for sharing.

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Gangadharan Nair Pulingat 08 February 2018

A great wiring about nature.Likes

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Edward Kofi Louis 08 February 2018

House of crystal! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Bernard F. Asuncion 08 February 2018

Lawrence, such a great write....congrats for being picked... a huge 10+++

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Richard 10 January 2018

Nice poem, I liked the words. Invest in curtains

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Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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