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Ricochet When stray bullets are fired ~~~~~~ Only tears can stop them. © 17/1/2013
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Debbie Duncan
Date: 2/28/2013 1:51:00 PM
I should start writing like this ;} I like it, simple and to the point ;}
Frank Polgar
Date: 1/21/2013 6:56:00 PM
Excellent monoku David! If only tears could stop all the pain.
Poet Destroyer A
Date: 1/20/2013 7:19:00 AM
David, a very heartfelt MONOKU... xox~TEX
Seren Roberts
Date: 1/19/2013 6:47:00 PM
David Iam speechless! So petfect?...Seren
Seren Roberts
Date: 1/19/2013 6:48:00 PM
Typos. Grrr perfect*
harry horsman
Date: 1/19/2013 4:11:00 AM
this Monku is the best i've ever seen David, amazing statement...
kash poet
Date: 1/18/2013 9:03:00 AM
Very good Monoku on the contest theme David.Best wishes to you.
Yesha Shah
Date: 1/18/2013 7:26:00 AM
Excellent! But this world could do well without both. very well done David with this one. Thanks for your comments at my pages, I am late in responding as I had been away from Soup for over a week.
Sara Kendrick
Date: 1/18/2013 7:25:00 AM
Interesting thought penned this morn..Sara
Owen Yeates
Date: 1/18/2013 1:31:00 AM
Hi DAvid but how many tears will it take, hope you are well and not snowed under, all the best Owen
Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/17/2013 11:59:00 PM
What a great way to do the theme. I have been wracking my brain and can't think how to do this one!!
Russell Sivey
Date: 1/17/2013 5:23:00 PM
What an extremely influential write my friend! I loved reading this dynamic poem, Great Work!!
Heather Ober
Date: 1/17/2013 1:33:00 PM
Wonderful, David. Good luck in the contest!
Mystic Rose
Date: 1/17/2013 1:03:00 PM
It is time we start listening, very well said David, just stopping in to say hello, been sick but I am on the mend, take care and stay healthy, xxx
yasmin khan
Date: 1/17/2013 11:33:00 AM
Hopefully a flood of tears will drown all the arsenal on this planet...great monoku..thanks David, you inspired me to write one...
Mandy Tams The Golden Girl
Date: 1/19/2013 4:12:00 AM
I meant poignant David sorry xx
Mandy Tams The Golden Girl
Date: 1/17/2013 11:19:00 AM
very pointed David excellent xx
Thvia Shetley
Date: 1/17/2013 11:15:00 AM
And the governments keep giving away guns to bad people while trying to take them away from good ones. We live in a bad world. I'm thankful for the light we poets find in each other's work. I enjoyed this.
