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Acceleration
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Births and deaths
When fundamentalist religions set pace -- In numbers huge and quite sickening -- Souls rush to and from the human race. We tremble at insane quickening! � 2006 R. Leland Waldrip

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Reviewed by Kate Clifford (Reader)

Reviewed on March 17, 2007

So very true. Great write!

Reviewed by Jibril Mohamed

Reviewed on March 16, 2007

Acceleration touches on a very controversial issue in very few words.

Thank you poet for raising your voice.

Abdullahi

Reviewed by Regis Auffray

Reviewed on December 18, 2006

Succinct but powerful; thank you, Leland. Love and peace to you,

Regis

Reviewed by Vesna Perkovic (Reader)

Reviewed on October 11, 2006

alas the truth as it is today..
splendid write leland..wisdom profound..voices must be raised..thankyou for raising yours..
this one is a keeper..

vesna

Reviewed by C. J. Stevens

Reviewed on October 6, 2006

Succinctly describes the world today in a few well-chosen and memorable words. A poem to recite daily after turning off the news. CJ

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on October 5, 2006

Sure am! We can't save em all and the rest are choking the planet.

Ron

Reviewed by Andre Bendavi ben-YEHU

Reviewed on October 5, 2006

Twenty-four brilliant cut flawless diamonds that shine and etch their glowing on the readers' eyes.

I salute You, Poet.

Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes

Reviewed on October 5, 2006

a piece to chew on!!

love tinka

Reviewed by M.Bennett Hooper (Mikii)

Reviewed on October 5, 2006

Aye, Leland so good of you to preach to the choir. Love this and so succinctly stated. Peace, blessings, love, and gratitude for caring and sharing. <Mikii>

Reviewed by Richard Cederberg

Reviewed on October 5, 2006

A didactic and multi-edged sword.

There certainly is an increase in velocity in religious deception and the execution of flesh and demonically driven agenda.

I find equal damage done by all religions when they lose site of their true intent.

Sp. Acceleration

Richard Lloyd Cederberg

Reviewed by Elizabeth Taylor (Reader)

Reviewed on October 5, 2006

Don't get me started Oh wise one.
Insane is the word.

ROFL - Enjoyed

Elizabeth

Reviewed by Ed Matlack

Reviewed on October 5, 2006

Gonna have to think about this one, has a note of philosophy but at an accellerated pace...;) Ed

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