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Purple Heart On Wall

purple heart on wall

coffin's flag furls in fall wind –

   day to remember



*Entry for Deborah Guzzi’s Holiday Haiku contest in honor of Veterans Day

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Kash Poet

Date: 5/30/2011 11:02:00 AM

A brilliant write and very moving....enjoyed...

Deb Radke

Date: 12/22/2010 10:09:00 PM

This is beautiful, Carolyn. Your second line, the way it reads, and the way it feels inside, it is 'furling' in the wind. Perfect. I love your writing. So many good, good poems. Thank you, as always, for your comments about my work. Love, Deb ps. soup mail to you

Daniel Cwiak

Date: 12/15/2010 9:10:00 AM

Great write, Carolyn. We have had too many such days in our history. Congratulations on your win in the contest with this beauty! Dan C

Linda Milgate

Date: 12/3/2010 7:39:00 PM

Important image done so well.

Daniel Cwiak

Date: 11/24/2010 6:37:00 AM

Beautiful tribute to those who have sacrificed so much for us, Carolyn. Have a super Thanksgiving! Dan C

Kabuteng P.Ink K.

Date: 11/16/2010 12:19:00 AM

Congrats on your win with this moving tribute Carolyn-- really liked how you highlighted this meaningful day-- hugs nikko :)

T.A. Skyles-Theoklapoet

Date: 11/15/2010 2:19:00 PM

Oh so heartfelt Carolyn.Well deserved win.Teresa

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 11/15/2010 9:33:00 AM

Congratulations on your win Carolyn in Deborah's contest Holiday Haiku. Love, Carol

Francine Roberts

Date: 11/15/2010 8:01:00 AM

wonderful entry, we picked the same holiday (Remembrance Day we call it),must be our empathic Cancer personality coming out, congrats on your win

John Freeman

Date: 11/14/2010 5:47:00 PM

Congratulations on your beautiful heart felt write, a worthy poem, Dear Carolyn. Agape, Mosesw

Misty Penton-Leccese

Date: 11/14/2010 5:02:00 PM

What a wonderful Haiku Carolyn. It brought back so many memories for me. Though thankfully none of the men and women that I knew that went to war came back that way, I still have memories of others that have gone before them. P.S. Glad to be back in the soup again. Lots of Love, Misty

Sena Slaughter

Date: 11/14/2010 9:57:00 AM

Ah, brought tears to my eyes! What a beautiful Haiku to remember those who serve, and have served, our great Country! Thanks for sharing!

Noel Villarosa

Date: 11/12/2010 9:59:00 PM

I know this will win, my congratulations on your big win on this contest, Carolyn. A very nice holiday to commemorate the noble deeds of our veterans. (^_^) Noel.

Tahera Mannan

Date: 11/12/2010 7:15:00 PM

Many congratulations Caroyln for this well deserved win.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/12/2010 4:43:00 PM

Congratulatons, Carolyn. Truly dserved to be in top ten! LUv, Andrea

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 11/12/2010 4:33:00 PM

Indeed, a day to remember. Well done LNC. Love, BG

Diane Locksley

Date: 11/12/2010 2:46:00 PM

A moving remembrance. Congratulations!

Audrey Haick

Date: 11/12/2010 11:23:00 AM

Congratulations on your win in Deb's Holiday Haiku Contest, Carolyn! This will be another sad Christmas for some families who I pray will find some comfort that their loved ones, though absent in body are at perfect peace with their Maker. Much love, Audrey

Sheri Fresonke Harper

Date: 11/12/2010 10:37:00 AM

Excellent tribute to veterans:)

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 11/12/2010 9:21:00 AM

Congratulations on this well deserved win , Carolyn

Noel Villarosa

Date: 11/11/2010 6:09:00 AM

A very nice haiku to remember and honor our fallen veterans. Good luck to you on this contest. (^_^) Noel.

Gert W. Knop

Date: 11/11/2010 4:46:00 AM

Best of luck with this well written Haiku in Deborah's contest. When living in Scotland in the 1980ies we used to put a paper poppy for Veterans Day. A nice symbol in Great Britain!..Love, Gert

Jancarl Campi

Date: 11/10/2010 7:44:00 PM

A somber haiku. I like the alliteration in the second line of your work. THanks for the comment on "Fragments of a Dream" In all honesty the dream is not a dream at all. The objects mentioned were found in an attic. Therefore, they were perhaps fragments of someone's dream. I also have nightmares. They make great fodder for poems. Especially the dark ones.