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About This Poem

Dogma

If mankind's dogmatic dysfunction
Executes our mass destruction
Earth would sigh nihilistically
Sans man and parasitic free

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  1. Brown Avatar
    Carol Sunshine Brown
    Date: 12/7/2012 5:52:00 AM
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    Congratulations on your win in Frank's "Epigram" contest Jon. Love Carol
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    Annalise Brigham
    Date: 12/2/2012 12:48:00 PM
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    Congratulations, Jon! Excellent work! Always, Annalise

    Cavanaugh Avatar Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 12/2/2012 1:51:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Thank you Annalise.
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    Richard Lamoureux
    Date: 12/2/2012 7:49:00 AM
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    Way to go Jon!

    Cavanaugh Avatar Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 12/2/2012 8:36:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Thank you Richard
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    Yanny Widjanarko
    Date: 12/1/2012 5:54:00 PM
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    Jon congrats on your win, this is really gorgeous epigram :)-hug, yanny

    Cavanaugh Avatar Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 12/2/2012 7:00:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Thank you Yanny
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    Poet Destroyer A
    Date: 12/1/2012 1:41:00 PM
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    Jon....congratulations..pd

    Cavanaugh Avatar Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 12/2/2012 6:52:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Thank you pd
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    Debbie Guzzi
    Date: 12/1/2012 11:30:00 AM
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    Perfection! Congrad's on your win. Light & Love

    Cavanaugh Avatar Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 12/2/2012 6:52:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Thank you Debbie
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    Andrea Dietrich
    Date: 12/1/2012 9:00:00 AM
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    VERY well said. Congrats in the contest.

    Cavanaugh Avatar Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 12/2/2012 6:47:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Thank you Andrea
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    craig cornish
    Date: 12/1/2012 7:47:00 AM
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    Interesting take Jon, congrats in Franks contest

    Cavanaugh Avatar Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 12/2/2012 6:36:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Thank you
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    Mandy Tams The Golden Girl
    Date: 12/1/2012 7:15:00 AM
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    Big congratulations your winning place Jon xx

    Cavanaugh Avatar Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 12/2/2012 6:36:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Thank you
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    Debbie Guzzi
    Date: 11/30/2012 2:30:00 PM
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    LOL good one! yup we are! Light & Love

    Cavanaugh Avatar Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 12/2/2012 6:14:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Thank you
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    kathryn collins
    Date: 11/23/2012 9:13:00 AM
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    such a profound thought in a little rhyme. Love it.

    Cavanaugh Avatar Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 11/23/2012 3:54:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Thank you Kathryn. I think I rewrote this poem about four times before I was happy with it.
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    Toquyen Harrell
    Date: 11/21/2012 11:47:00 AM
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    No kidding. I wonder what it'd be like :) Great write, Jon. Have a Happy Thanksgiving if I don't talk to you again (before) :). Love ya, Toquyen

    Cavanaugh Avatar Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 11/21/2012 6:31:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Thank you. Happy Thanksgiving to you.
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    harry horsman
    Date: 11/21/2012 10:08:00 AM
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    powerful poem indeed, Jon, needed to be written, to be said...

    Cavanaugh Avatar Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 11/21/2012 6:32:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Thank you Harry. Have a Happy Thanksgiving.
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    Duke Beaufort
    Date: 11/21/2012 6:13:00 AM
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    Oh my goodness--this is wonderful. I love how you have given our planet a personality! I should give us pause. Great job. Thank-you for your words!

    Cavanaugh Avatar Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 11/21/2012 6:43:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Thank you so much for your comment and stopping by to read my poem.
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    Anne Lise Andresen
    Date: 11/20/2012 11:22:00 AM
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    Well said in a small poem Jon. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

    Cavanaugh Avatar Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 11/20/2012 11:40:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Thank you Anne Lise, I always love it when you show up with your x's and o's. You are such a beautiful, affectionate, and caring person. Have a very Happy Thanksgiving.
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    daver austin
    Date: 11/20/2012 9:37:00 AM
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    At 83 years I barely recognize the world of today. Nihilism seems a fit description. Good write. There will be one more poem to my Masked Ball. Love, daver

    Cavanaugh Avatar Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 11/20/2012 11:37:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Thank you, and I am looking forward to the final write on the "Masked Ball" I really enjoyed the first two.
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    Michelle Mac Donald
    Date: 11/19/2012 8:45:00 PM
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    Hey Jon...love this one, so true! Anarchy isn't alway the best solution, and at times it can be misinterpreted. Thanks for the comment, now I'll have to remove it although it wasn't aimed at anyone on the Soup.:( Nice to read your work, very clever! Mikki

    Cavanaugh Avatar Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 11/20/2012 11:35:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Thank you Mikki, I'm glad you enjoyed my poem. I'm looking forward to reading more of yours.
    Cavanaugh Avatar Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 11/20/2012 11:30:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    I thought I was replying to Terry and didn't realize until after I hit reply that my comment showed up in your window.
    Cavanaugh Avatar Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 11/20/2012 11:25:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Thank you for your comment Terry, I've revised this poem several times since my first write. There are some poems that I'm not happy with on my first write and I keep revising them until I finally find the right words in the right order.
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    Terry O'Leary
    Date: 11/19/2012 4:41:00 AM
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    Jon, that is very true!!! And, unfortunately, very likely to happen... Very good, insightful poem... Terry (BTW, 'Fantasy' was a 'category', within which I included (only) "Sleepless in Whereis"... Thanks for your interest and all your kind comments!)

    Cavanaugh Avatar Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 11/20/2012 11:33:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Thank you for your comment Terry, I've revised this poem several times since my first write. Have a very Happy Thanksgiving.
    O'Leary Avatar Terry O'Leary Date: 11/19/2012 5:46:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    By the wa, Jon, what happened to 'Tiny Mystery'?


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