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"We must treat with love those whom God has placed in our path" --Linda Hunt, as Billy Kwan "And, so it begins..." says Linda Hunt, an actress playing a man who is also a dwarf in "The Year of Living Dangerously", not leaping tall buildings in a single bound, just a miniature 'man for all seasons' thrown from a window for political reasons. Blood and gore on a Jakarta street is not a neat resolution in this shadow- play we call life. Shadows are cast when choices appear -- to honor, (or not out of fear it costs dear). What price sacrifice? If you have no handle, no clue, no buzz-- intone the name of the one who does: Billy Kwan, Billy Kwan... then blow out your candle.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 11/11/2010 12:30:00 PM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through the first round of the Poetrysoup site contest Nola. The best to you in the finals. Love, Carol
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Date: 9/9/2010 7:33:00 PM
Congradulations on having your poem featured Nola, I am pleased to have read this, enjoyed, and best wishes to your upcoming days..P.D.
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Date: 9/9/2010 2:00:00 PM
Congrats on this selection, Nola. I can't recall seeing the picture, but will be sure to look for it on the listings. Love, Dave
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Date: 9/7/2010 10:16:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved poetry being featured this week Nola. Love, Carol
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Date: 6/4/2010 5:49:00 AM
Hi, Nola. I must see the picture, though, lately, I hate "blood and gore," the constant reminder of the sort of world we live in. Love, Dave
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Date: 5/28/2010 5:38:00 PM
Enjoyed reading your poetry and I thank you for sharing it with us Nola. Have a wonderful weekend filled with good health love and loads of inspiration. Love, Carol
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Date: 5/28/2010 3:45:00 PM
Wow! Now I have to see this movie, Nola. It's often shameful the way we treat others, and I'm wondering what the "political reasons" were for killing this poor man. Linda Hunt is truly an outstanding actress. Love, Carolyn
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