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Spilling to Death

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                                                    Beaches in mourning:
                                                    clean species engulf their hopes
                                                    through a viscous trance
                                                    Ignominy and death stick
                                                    to the short time remaining...




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  1. ML Avatar
    SCRIBE ML
    Date: 4/24/2012 10:42:00 PM
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    Makes u wonder y we're in Iraq, there is plenty in our back yard! Good piece
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    Deborah Burch
    Date: 3/31/2012 10:44:00 PM
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    you write so beautifully ruben...such depth...I have been reading but not commented on all, yet...some too touching...you are so gifted...thank you for your kindness, your humour, and your encouragement ...it means a great deal to me...I'll be back...have a good nite/day...big huggsss,love deb
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    Carol Sunshine Brown
    Date: 3/2/2012 7:56:00 AM
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    It is always a pleasure to read your poetry Ruben. I want to thank you today for your kind words on my writing. Your words are appreciated more then you know. Love, Carol
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    Joyce Johnson
    Date: 9/20/2010 11:26:00 AM
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    I missed thi Reuben when it was featured Short and to the poi and well said. Glad to hear from you and thank you for your comments. love, Joyce
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    Katherine Stella
    Date: 9/18/2010 8:11:00 AM
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    well sorry I missed this featured poem what sad imagery for the poor countless animals effected by spill wonder if dawn really cleaned most of them up well again congrats did you write this poem long ago for I know when soup features my work its like from 4 yrs ago wonder if they hate all the new ones or what keep up the great writing my poet friend
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    Jayne Eggins
    Date: 8/30/2010 7:23:00 AM
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    The oil spills through the poetry of our time this disaster will never be forgotten ... congrates on being featured this week love Jayne

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    Carol Sunshine Brown
    Date: 8/30/2010 6:05:00 AM
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    Congratulations on your wonderful poetry being featured this week here at PoetrySoup Ruben. Love, Carol
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    J B
    Date: 8/29/2010 6:16:00 PM
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    good job my friend :) JB
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    Date: 8/29/2010 3:19:00 PM
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    Thought provoking poem. So much captured in just five lines. Congratulations on having being featured this week. Wishing you continued success with your writing. Karen

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    Linda-Marie SweetHeart
    Date: 8/29/2010 2:33:00 PM
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    Congrats Ruben on your featured poem this week on the Soup.. a nice piece to share with us all my friend... hope u are doing wel.. with luv..
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    Andrea Dietrich
    Date: 8/24/2010 11:20:00 PM
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    I don't know what place you got, but this is really nice. Congrats! Luv, Andrea
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    Joyce Johnson
    Date: 8/23/2010 12:45:00 PM
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    I see you won with this and it was well deserved. Thank you for your kind comments on my poetry. Love, Joyce
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    Celene Crescent
    Date: 8/21/2010 3:57:00 AM
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    Congratulations on your deserved win Ruben..,Celene.
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    Carol Sunshine Brown
    Date: 8/16/2010 6:04:00 AM
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    Congratulations to you Ruben on your win in Team PoetrySoup's contest "Gulf Oil Spill". Love, Carol
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    Carolyn Devonshire
    Date: 8/15/2010 4:33:00 PM
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    Big congrats on your victory in the Soup contest, Ruben. Love, Carolyn
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    Chris D. Aechtner
    Date: 8/15/2010 4:02:00 PM
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    Ruben! Congratulations on your huge win in the PoetrySoup 'oil spill' contest! And you pulled it off with a suberb Tanka! Vive la minimale!~Chris
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    Caroline Cécile Delacroix
    Date: 8/15/2010 3:56:00 PM
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    I love this, Ruben! Very well written, so well worded. Congrats on your win in the Oil Spill contest! Best wishes, Caroline.
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    John Heck
    Date: 8/15/2010 3:50:00 PM
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    An excellent and intense TANKA. Way to GO, RUBEN! Congratulations, my friend. Best wishes, John
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    Linda-Marie SweetHeart
    Date: 8/15/2010 2:58:00 PM
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    Congrats Ruben on your winning poem in the Gulf Oil Spill contest with this brilliant write my friend.. enjoy your sweet victory this happy Sunday..with luv..
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    Sara Kendrick
    Date: 7/23/2010 7:28:00 AM
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    Great write that you have penned...I read on the internet that the explosion in China was worse than thought and oil is spilling over there also..Sara
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    Linda-Marie SweetHeart
    Date: 7/10/2010 12:01:00 PM
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    Intense ..dramatic.. powerful write Ruben.. so apropos to the destruction of this vast oil spill and its tragedy and travesty to all.. your title is superb.. with luv..
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    Gert W. Knop
    Date: 7/5/2010 7:41:00 AM
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    Wow, what an excellent write, Ruben! Qué mágnifica selección de palabra!! And thank you for your friendly comments...Te deseo una buena semana!...Ciao...Gert
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    Date: 7/3/2010 9:04:00 PM
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    Wow! So much to think about in this poem. Powerful poem. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. Karen

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    Doris Culverhouse
    Date: 7/1/2010 5:37:00 AM
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    great write, have you seen oil yet in Miami?
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    Daniel Corcoran
    Date: 6/30/2010 3:54:00 PM
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    great poem, if its for the contest then good luck. i certainly will be supporting Argentina against Germany, but i have a bet on Brazil winning the whole thing, so i'll end up supporting them.
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    Rachel West
    Date: 6/29/2010 7:00:00 PM
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    Their fate it pending... Great write, with an important message, Ruben. Also, thanks for the comments on my poem sdrawkcaB. Not many people understood/liked it. And PS: .lufituaeb si luos ruoy kniht I Much Love, RW
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    Sue Mason
    Date: 6/26/2010 10:59:00 PM
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    And, its only just begun ... what a horror ...
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    Carolyn Devonshire
    Date: 6/26/2010 10:39:00 AM
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    Sadly, there is much truth in your brilliant tanka, Ruben. Let's hope the Noah's Ark project can save some of these species. Love, Carolyn
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    Andrea Dietrich
    Date: 6/25/2010 8:53:00 PM
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    Very good also, Rueben. wow, I hope you have even more new ones for me to see!
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    Celene Crescent
    Date: 6/25/2010 10:10:00 AM
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    Very sad and so true!What an aura of death in this tanka. .Hope is just a thin line on the 'Beaches in mourning'..This tanka goes to my favs. Tanka master-Cuchi.
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