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Gun-O-Ku

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                              a boy takes the loaded gun to play dead







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  1. Goff Avatar
    James Marshall Goff
    Date: 3/10/2013 1:57:00 PM
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    Incendiary....thought provoking..... jimbo
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    Raul Moreno
    Date: 3/5/2013 3:00:00 AM
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    Love the word play with the title, nice work.
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    Duke Beaufort
    Date: 3/2/2013 7:41:00 AM
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    Could not have said this any better. Right on!
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    Robert Pettit
    Date: 2/28/2013 8:11:00 PM
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    Reminds me of Christopher Walken near the end of "The Deer Hunter". This one line could lead to several different outcomes.
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    Andrea Dietrich
    Date: 2/26/2013 4:37:00 PM
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    Yes, this is how it often happens, Ruben. Congrats on your win. You said a lot with that one small line.
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    Maria Paz Samelo
    Date: 2/26/2013 11:09:00 AM
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    very realistic monoku..It happens many times. I watch T.V. before and the first news was this...sigh..a very powerful write my friend Ruben. Congratulations on your win. Hugs, maria :)
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    kash poet
    Date: 2/26/2013 10:35:00 AM
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    A chilling Monoku here Ruben!Congrats on the win.
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    Mandy Tams The Golden Girl
    Date: 2/26/2013 10:28:00 AM
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    Many congratulations on your number 1 Ex xx
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    Joyce Johnson
    Date: 2/25/2013 11:43:00 PM
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    Very chilling. Congratulations. Love, Joyce
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    Ray Dillard
    Date: 2/25/2013 9:20:00 PM
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    Ruben, I saw this one earlier and knew it would be here at the top. This on was custom fitted for your talents. You express feelings well in this written form. RAY
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    Poet Destroyer A
    Date: 2/25/2013 9:04:00 PM
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    Ruben, Congratulations with your winning poem in Rix's "A "Gun"-o-ku " contest. Goodnight~ LINDA
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    Gwendolen R.
    Date: 2/25/2013 8:51:00 PM
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    Ruben! This is an excellent monoku that had a strong effect on me while judging my gun o ku contest...I literally couldn't go on and read any more that day....Thanks for surprising me like that! A hearty congrats to a wonderful write! I always appreciate reading your work! gwendolen
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    Cyndi MacMillan
    Date: 2/19/2013 5:33:00 PM
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    Hey, I was poking around, ya know me, poke poke, and I went to the poems link over there <-- So go to poems / haiku and then to the top of the page and then look at a link at the top "best haiku" I believe your poem is on the 2nd or 3rd page. I remember reading this long ago and frowning. LOL. This time I read it and beamed! Awesome and funny to find it there. hugs Cyndi
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    Annalise Brigham
    Date: 2/13/2013 3:16:00 PM
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    !!Astounding vision here, Ruben!! Frightening and so realisitic.... Always, Annalise
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    David Williams
    Date: 2/11/2013 3:34:00 PM
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    Hi Ruben yep that's right, it doesn't matter how many words per line ( min. 6) so whatever your line ends in the start of your next follows the sequence, glad you are having a go....David
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    Sara Kendrick
    Date: 2/9/2013 5:19:00 AM
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    Much said in a few words..Sad that this sort of think happens..Guns should be locked up and children should be taught about them under supervision, etc..Thanks for stopping by..Sara
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    Andrea Dietrich
    Date: 2/8/2013 5:37:00 PM
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    yes yes, that was it. I just love Goya. He is modern yet someone whose work is understandable to me!
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    Joann Grisetti
    Date: 2/5/2013 12:58:00 PM
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    A powerful monoku. I have never been good at this extremely short form. I have a lot more words where that one came from - geology is a passion of mine.
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    The Situation
    Date: 2/5/2013 12:12:00 PM
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    I had and have two cousins play dead.
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    David Williams
    Date: 2/4/2013 2:12:00 PM
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    Ruben... short and powerful just like a gun, hope to see your name in my contest...David
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    James Peranteau
    Date: 2/2/2013 6:35:00 PM
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    That lil' boy was my nephew, if you remember Ruben, a few years back. I wrote a poem about him. I didn't write about the gun, yet I did mention in the write..."I hope that it did not hurt Brandon" Damn; I'm tearing up now. Such a powerful write here dear poet ! And ya knows me, I do love the terse writes ! Have a wonderful weekend my friend ! Much love, james
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    john loving iii
    Date: 1/30/2013 7:04:00 PM
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    Bullies have their answer.
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    Marugu Mburu
    Date: 1/30/2013 12:32:00 AM
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    Love it!
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    Carolyn Devonshire
    Date: 1/29/2013 12:04:00 PM
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    Oh, this one hits hard, Reuben. Wish we could find a way to make our schools safer. It's so nice to hear from you again. I am ill, but trying to write from time to time. Hope your week is going well, my friend. Love, Carolyn
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    Mehnaz Veetil
    Date: 1/28/2013 11:14:00 PM
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    lot said with such simplicity....enjoyed reading ....
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    Andrea Dietrich
    Date: 1/28/2013 7:19:00 PM
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    still waiting for the soupmail. Maybe you are still typing it?
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    Andrea Dietrich
    Date: 1/27/2013 4:27:00 PM
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    hey ruben, is that a new thing the "ex" part of your name, and why are you ex?
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    Debbie Guzzi
    Date: 1/27/2013 3:07:00 PM
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    I would write loads more free verse if folks here read it but they don't seem to like it :(
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    Debbie Guzzi
    Date: 1/27/2013 6:36:00 AM
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    Thanks so much for the heads UP on the extra K in Yoko...XXXOOO
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    Maria Paz Samelo
    Date: 1/26/2013 11:14:00 PM
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    I once carried a gun inside my bag without knowing during my high school days because my cousin put it there. I was wondering why its heavy and terrified when i opened it. I forgot if there's bullet inside....a great monoku..didn't try it yet. Thanks for stopping by on my poem friend Ruben and good luck in the contest :) Hugs, Maria :)
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