Boys With Toys

Very touchy...

And back again with big congrats on ur superb win!

A sad comment on our world and the manipulation of youth through fear and torture. Subtle use of the Tanka.

Hi Andrea: congrats on your win. A sad but true event in many places.

Congrats Andrea on your clever win.

Congrats on your win, Andrea!These toys have ravaged mankind.

nice win. SKAT

Powerfully said. Amazing isn't it, how a tanka can capture so much in few words! Congrats to you, Andrea!

very powerfully penned Andrea many congrats:-) hugs Jan xx

Andie, I really like the last four lines of this tanka.. meaningful!! However, the first line regarding the white fences.. ( me and James wished we know the writer of this because we want to know what you referring too)..... but the other lines take it all: the contrast between videogames and real one. CONGRATULATIONS and thank you for participating!!! =`) ~Olive Eloisa

Wow Andrea so powerful, loved this! and to think, it took A Tank a to tell the tale!!

You compare harmless games with ugly reality, and the contrast is stark and strong. No doubt...this is abuse of human rights. // paul

Frightening isn't it. That what is a toy in one place is a weapon in another.

Wonderful tanka Andrea! Wish you luck in contest!

Very powerful words you chose for your Tanka that expresses two different worlds, Andrea. So much said in so few words about this horrible abuse. I chose the same visual - different form and more words! All the best for the contest. Sandra

Your visual and verse combine into a powerful horrendous statement!...jill

Reality in war torn countries. To us it is unimaginable. Real life Call of Duty with dire consequences.

you've made the point so well, andrea! well done!

the play of contrast is so dramatic, andie... sad for our youth but wonderfully conveyed.. huggs

You certainly brought out the pinpoint for this one....it's a wow wow Andrea...

Poignant to the point and with flare, very nice Andrea.

Very true,luck of the draw as to where you were born.Well done

Boys love war games. I used to make guns out of old orange crates. How sick is it to let children murder. good work Love, daver

Yes - war games are a problem - they lead to real war. I do remember playing with toy soldiers as a kid. Stimulating write! Peace & Love Matthew Anish

Yes.......sad and startling contrast to the innocence of children playing war ....and the wars of reality!! Even I played with brother, pretending ......never giving thought to the violence going on in the world. If only all children couldn't savor their innocence, what a sweet world it could be.