Comments on: 30 Poems in 30 Days 2009: Day Twenty-Two http://www.poewar.com/30-poems-in-30-days-2009-day-twenty-two/ Writing Career Center Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:51:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: James Garner http://www.poewar.com/30-poems-in-30-days-2009-day-twenty-two/comment-page-1/#comment-223091 James Garner Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:44:36 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=6793#comment-223091 I have written a lengthy poem in response to this prompt. I will not post it, however. It discusses the "American Dream" I do not speak of the house, and kids in suburbia, for that "dream" is a misnomer, propogated by the media perhaps. The dream is freedom, as guarenteed by the establishing documents, and for which many have fought. It is along these lines that my poem is written, title "The Dream" It starts with: "When, in the course of human events..." (yes quoting the declaration of Independance) I have written a lengthy poem in response to this prompt. I will not post it, however. It discusses the “American Dream” I do not speak of the house, and kids in suburbia, for that “dream” is a misnomer, propogated by the media perhaps. The dream is freedom, as guarenteed by the establishing documents, and for which many have fought. It is along these lines that my poem is written, title “The Dream”
It starts with:
“When, in the course of human events…”
(yes quoting the declaration of Independance)

]]> By: Rosemary Nissen-Wade http://www.poewar.com/30-poems-in-30-days-2009-day-twenty-two/comment-page-1/#comment-223089 Rosemary Nissen-Wade Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:40:45 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=6793#comment-223089 PS In second verse, change first "that" to "this". PS In second verse, change first “that” to “this”.

]]> By: Rosemary Nissen-Wade http://www.poewar.com/30-poems-in-30-days-2009-day-twenty-two/comment-page-1/#comment-223088 Rosemary Nissen-Wade Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:32:19 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=6793#comment-223088 Dark Sky in Daylight Once upon a time this was a lush continent but that was long ago. Now we have drought. Our dry inland “outback” dry like that for centuries became that way long ago. Now we have desert. Today there’s a haze thickening the whole eastern sky. Wind and fire outback yesterday, now we have dust. We have it here far from the red centre, blown all that way yesterday. Now we have darkness. True story folks, happening right this minute. (Wed. 23rd here, 12.32 in the afternoon.) Dark Sky in Daylight

Once upon a time
this was a lush continent
but that was long ago.
Now we have drought.

Our dry inland “outback”
dry like that for centuries
became that way long ago.
Now we have desert.

Today there’s a haze
thickening the whole eastern sky.
Wind and fire outback yesterday,
now we have dust.

We have it here
far from the red centre,
blown all that way yesterday.
Now we have darkness.

True story folks, happening right this minute.
(Wed. 23rd here, 12.32 in the afternoon.)

]]> By: Rosemary Nissen-Wade http://www.poewar.com/30-poems-in-30-days-2009-day-twenty-two/comment-page-1/#comment-223087 Rosemary Nissen-Wade Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:00:23 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=6793#comment-223087 Nice double meaning of "oh dear"! Nice double meaning of “oh dear”!

]]> By: sheer http://www.poewar.com/30-poems-in-30-days-2009-day-twenty-two/comment-page-1/#comment-223083 sheer Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:13:19 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=6793#comment-223083 Oh Dear Oh dear Haven’t you heard Being in love Is no longer fashionable Oh dear Haven’t you heard One night stands Are the in thing now Oh dear Haven’t you heard Speed dating Is done these days Oh dear Haven’t you heard Dates last only For seconds nowadays Oh dear Haven’t you heard Women can survive Without men Oh dear Haven’t you heard Women like me Survive without men Like you Oh dear Do listen more. Oh Dear

Oh dear
Haven’t you heard
Being in love
Is no longer fashionable

Oh dear
Haven’t you heard
One night stands
Are the in thing now

Oh dear
Haven’t you heard
Speed dating
Is done these days

Oh dear
Haven’t you heard
Dates last only
For seconds nowadays

Oh dear
Haven’t you heard
Women can survive
Without men

Oh dear
Haven’t you heard
Women like me
Survive without men
Like you

Oh dear
Do listen more.

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