Santa Monica, Ca

Children of the iron curtain 

Stripped of God from birth, 

Crawling on a toothless wall - 

Question marks on compass. 

Chicks growing colored wings, 

Door unlocked - unable to believe 

Sunrise doesn't come with bars 

For those who can still fly... 

No man's land - unable to catch roots, 

Holograph of gardens back home 

Tended by parents with disrupted movements, 

Tears muffled on the California coast... 

Children of the iron curtain... 

Each sunset gathers them on beaches 

Champion chess players of their fate 

Stop and salute me as I drive along 

alone...



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June 4, 2010 at 2:10 AM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through the first round Iolanda. I wish you the best in the finals. Love, Carol
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May 31, 2010 at 10:21 AM
Congrats Iolanda on your poem making it to the first round of competition in Poetry Soup contest.. way to go girlfriend.. good luck... luv.. Linda-Marie
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April 30, 2010 at 5:55 PM
WOW WHAT A READ , MANY CONGRATULATIONS : ) ON YOUR POEM BEING FEATURED THIS WEEK, HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND,,Irma
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April 27, 2010 at 11:27 AM
Congrats Iolanda on your featured poem this week on the Soup... an excellent choice to feature and share with us all..luv.. Linda-Marie
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April 27, 2010 at 7:30 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Iolanda. Love, Carol
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April 26, 2010 at 10:55 AM
Many congratulations on having your poetry featured >> James
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April 1, 2010 at 12:34 PM
Takes me back to my commute when I lived in Santa Barbara and went to Goleta every day ... smile ... another excellent write here!!
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January 26, 2010 at 2:25 PM
The many thoughts interwoven here deserve much reflection. I like poems that cause me to do that. Lightwalker
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