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Recent Reviews for Merrill A. Vaughan
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The Sunset on the Mountain (Poetry) - 10/28/2006 4:06:24 PM
Some very good imagery...
The Eagle (Poetry) - 9/27/2006 11:43:17 AM
Nicely done.
Miss reading you.
Elizabeth
The Heartbeat (Poetry) - 2/27/2006 5:14:42 PM
Absolutely beautiful, Butch. I miss your work.
Five Brothers (Poetry) - 5/2/2005 1:51:15 PM
Very good free verse, Butch.
Keep up the good work.
Elizabeth
Five Brothers (Poetry) - 11/5/2004 10:49:32 AM
I got chills reading this, Butch. I could see, hear, and feel the mood. Thank you.
A Cheyenne Man Died the Other Day (Poetry) - 4/20/2004 8:44:13 AM
A wonderful piece that brought me to tears, having a friend overseas in combat.
Five Brothers (Poetry) - 11/11/2003 9:59:21 PM
Excellent as usual Butch. Great write and an excellent tribute.. God Bless you my friend...Poppa
Five Brothers (Poetry) - 11/11/2003 7:52:30 AM
Excellent tribute.....perfect write!!!
Five Brothers (Poetry) - 11/10/2003 9:41:48 AM
Merrill, beautiful tribute.
The Heartbeat (Poetry) - 10/1/2003 3:08:36 PM
good one
The Heartbeat (Poetry) - 9/1/2003 4:47:52 PM
I agree most beautiful Butch...It's good to read such heartfelt verse.....ty, Dani
The Heartbeat (Poetry) - 8/12/2003 1:59:25 AM
Your lady will consider herself quite lucky when you read this to her.
~Jackie~
The Heartbeat (Poetry) - 8/6/2003 7:18:09 PM
Butch, wonderful poem, full of love and heart. Will you post it in PSWW??? God Bless..
Poppa
The Kiss (Poetry) - 8/4/2003 12:02:55 PM
Lucky Lady to have you want her so.
~Jackie~
The Kiss (Poetry) - 8/4/2003 9:14:30 AM
Butch, she must be so proud. She is a special lady.. Great write..God Bless..Poppa
The Kiss (Poetry) - 8/3/2003 6:15:36 PM
Excellent write ...
The Kiss (Poetry) - 8/3/2003 8:23:35 AM
She'll love it, Merrill, give her the dream...smile...
In Spirit,
Bear
The Kiss (Poetry) - 8/3/2003 6:53:27 AM
If it is what a dream.
LM
The Kiss (Poetry) - 8/2/2003 9:32:36 PM
This is so beautiful very special poem for a special lady in your life.
PJ
The Kiss (Poetry) - 8/2/2003 9:03:41 PM
A very special write Merrill....If it is a dream...it's a good one...:)
Ty, Dani
Me and My Four Feet (Poetry) - 7/20/2003 1:47:31 PM
love your attitude, butch! as long as you can get around, who CARES that you have to use a wheelchair? at times i wish I had one; using my crutch can get tiring at times, especially after a long day at work! it would also take some of the pressure off my achy joints! good write! (((HUGS))) and love, your friend (who understands what it is like), karen lynn in texas. :)
Me and My Four Feet (Poetry) - 7/19/2003 7:09:25 PM
Hey Butch,
This is so excellent. And I for one am proud to have you as a dear friend.... I too have days when I wuish I had wheels instead of feet.... Like monday through friday at the office.... I know it has a chance in the poetry contest.
;)
PJ
Me and My Four Feet (Poetry) - 7/19/2003 6:32:15 PM
"...But my mind is what keeps me happy and bright..."
That's the key...a good attitude. I spent a year in a wheelchair with a back injury, and walked with a cane for many years. Traveled all over the world with that sucker. No picnic, but I could really scoot around. There are days when I wish I had wheels instead of feet. [smiles] A thoughtful and inspiring work, Butch. Bravo.
The Eagle (Poetry) - 7/16/2003 7:18:21 PM
Very good Butch, a beautiful visual.. Poppa
Names on the Wall (Poetry) - 7/3/2003 4:38:06 PM
excellent tribute...
Names on the Wall (Poetry) - 7/3/2003 2:00:03 PM
It's something to see, too. Well done, Butch. A lovely tribute, a glowing reminder, and a sorrowful reminder, too. Fitting for the 4th. What makes this country great is how we feel about our freedoms and how we admire and respect those willing to give their life so that others can have a taste of it. Irregardless of the politics, we believe in freedom.
Summer (Poetry) - 6/26/2003 7:26:00 PM
I love summer....you capture it beautifully......ty Dani *who is freezing her butt off in an Australian winter brrr!"
Summer (Poetry) - 6/23/2003 3:07:22 PM
I can smell the hamburgers, great write Butch. God Bless..Poppa
Summer (Poetry) - 6/23/2003 2:19:51 PM
thanks for the summer memories with this write, butch; enjoyed! love, your texas friend, karen lynn. (((HUGS))) :)
She Was Special (Poetry) - 6/20/2003 8:42:04 AM
super write, butch! well done, my friend! (((HUGS))) and love from the lone star state, your friend, karen lynn. :)
She Was Special (Poetry) - 6/20/2003 8:08:46 AM
This is a lovely tribute and very well penned!
She Was Special (Poetry) - 6/19/2003 6:58:10 PM
Butch,
This was so special excellent dedication. Excellent write.
Peggy
She Was Special (Poetry) - 6/19/2003 4:50:03 PM
Great tribute Butch,and a great poem. You done good my friend. God Bless.Poppa aka David
She Was Special (Poetry) - 6/19/2003 2:29:40 PM
Nice tribute, Butch. Well done.
A Cheyenne Man Died the Other Day (Poetry) - 6/17/2003 9:59:14 AM
Beautiful and moving tribute...
A Cheyenne Man Died the Other Day (Poetry) - 5/31/2003 1:00:39 PM
(((butch)))
this is such a beautiful tribute to one of our own...well done!
(((HUGS))) and love,
karla.
i'm saving this to my library...this needs to be savored over and over again...
A Cheyenne Man Died the Other Day (Poetry) - 5/31/2003 10:32:05 AM
Footprints of heros are special, aren't they? Lovely tribute. A pleasure to read it.
A Cheyenne Man Died the Other Day (Poetry) - 5/31/2003 9:05:34 AM
heartfelt tribute to a man who shouldn't have died, but glad he died for our country and our freedom! may his memory live on! (((HUGS))) and love, your texas friend, karen lynn. :( >tears <
Thru the Eyes of One (Poetry) - 5/19/2003 8:12:31 PM
True, but more of ours were killed by the yanks than the enermy
Thru the Eyes of One (Poetry) - 5/19/2003 7:53:59 PM
Buth an excellent tribute {{{HUGS}}}
"They only want to return home safely to their loved ones
Yes, they return home but they cannot forget those left behind
Nor can they forget where they aged so quickly and grieved "
teary eyed Lady Peg
Thru the Eyes of One (Poetry) - 5/19/2003 5:02:30 PM
(((butch))) beautiful write in tribute to our men and women that gave their all! (((HUGS))) and *salute*, love, karla. :)
Thru the Eyes of One (Poetry) - 5/19/2003 4:44:16 PM
This is good, Butch. You might play around a bit with the lines, and separate into phrases to read smoother. It will also format to a page better.
Thru the Eyes of One (Poetry) - 5/19/2003 3:37:50 PM
Wonderful poem Butch. Thanks for sharing it..
God Bless...Poppa aka David
Thru the Eyes of One (Poetry) - 5/19/2003 3:19:48 PM
*SALUTE* may we NEVER forget our veterans or the sacrifices they took to ensure our freedom! ~*~*~*GOD BLESS OUR MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN, PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE*~*~*~
My Flag (Poetry) - 5/14/2003 4:53:25 PM
A very good first poem. Well done.
My Flag (Poetry) - 5/14/2003 10:17:48 AM
makes me proud to be an american! i sure do love our flag; thank you for showing your patriotism! :) (((HUGS)))
The Forgotten Ones (Poetry) - 5/14/2003 10:16:51 AM
*applause* this needs to be said...thank you for being our voice...WELL DONE (((HUGS))) and love, karla. :)
My Flag (Poetry) - 5/14/2003 10:15:11 AM
*applause* beautiful imagery for our beautiful flag...well done, butch! ((((HUGS)))) and *thank you* love, karla. :)
The Unwelcome Home (Poetry) - 5/12/2003 6:00:48 PM
Very sad and powerful write Butch! I hope you are strong and these feelings of being let down will pass. Many don't understand wars yet, for they themselves have never been there.
Hope you'll feel better soon.
Sandie Angel :o) a.k.a. May Lu $*_*$
The Unwelcome Home (Poetry) - 5/12/2003 1:11:29 PM
heart to the page butch
well done
The Unwelcome Home (Poetry) - 5/12/2003 12:10:43 PM
Yes.....
The Unwelcome Home (Poetry) - 5/12/2003 8:48:40 AM
A sad and heartwrenching write, butch! well done! :( (((HUGS))) and god's blessings to you and to ALL veterans! i salute you, sir, and i thank you for serving our country! :)
The Unwelcome Home (Poetry) - 5/11/2003 6:14:33 PM
So bitter. That "jungle" was alive with life--human and otherwise that war does not respect. Much more was lost than you and your buddies' youth. Once you understand that, healing will begin.
Midnight in the Desert (Poetry) - 5/10/2003 11:16:27 PM
Yes!!!! Love that desert !!!!
Bravo, fine poem.
The Death of a Young Man (Poetry) - 5/8/2003 8:16:56 PM
well done poet friend
The Death of a Young Man (Poetry) - 5/8/2003 6:44:10 PM
Outstanding, all this for us to have "freedom".
Nancy
The Death of a Young Man (Poetry) - 5/8/2003 9:19:25 AM
A great sad poem. I agree with you that America owe its veterans. If you like check out my patriotic page on my other website www.hometown.aol.com/righterjerryb/index.com.Just scroll down to the waving flag and click on it. Well done poem Mr. Vaughan.
The Death of a Young Man (Poetry) - 5/8/2003 8:03:21 AM
This is a marvelous work, Merrill. Bravo.
The Death of a Young Man (Poetry) - 5/8/2003 5:18:46 AM
Those brave souls who served with me in Nam and in our other wars and conflicts, gave up their lives, that we could live free and try to find peace for us all.
The Forgotten Ones (Poetry) - 5/6/2003 3:33:14 PM
oh my!
My Dad was a 100% disabled vet from Korea. Lived in and out of the hospital most his life, I have a soft spot for Vets needless to say, and its the only charity I contribute to. Now my son, who never knew my father is a Marine...
This write touched me deeply.
Thank you so much
Pax
Anita : )
The Forgotten Ones (Poetry) - 5/5/2003 5:16:56 AM
Merrill a wonderful reminder tho those who fought, those who died, those who survived and those who now still awaken in the middle of the night with nightmares and cry!
~Nikki~
The Forgotten Ones (Poetry) - 5/4/2003 6:48:44 PM
always thought the viet vets were a special bunch...
The Forgotten Ones (Poetry) - 5/4/2003 1:11:26 PM
Great peom Butch, takes one into the realm of what a lot of veterans are. God Bless
Poppa aka David
The Forgotten Ones (Poetry) - 5/4/2003 11:17:58 AM
Butch,
I am so glad your here in the Den to remind us and I never forget them any day.,..
This is a heartfelt tribute and dedication one to be proud of.
Peggy
The Forgotten Ones (Poetry) - 5/4/2003 10:39:15 AM
A very thoughtful piece indeed!
Sandie Angel :o) a.k.a. May Lu $*_*$
They Are America (Poetry) - 5/3/2003 9:20:30 AM
well said and deservedly so
They Are America (Poetry) - 5/2/2003 6:28:27 PM
Butch, This great and all one could add is AMEN.. God Bless..Poppa aka David
They Are America (Poetry) - 5/2/2003 4:12:42 PM
Butch,
This is from your soul and excellent write
a tribute to all the brave souls that have fought for freedom.. Thankyou so much Peggy
They Are America (Poetry) - 5/2/2003 3:13:53 PM
Yes Gods and Goddesses Bless our MILITARY MEN and WOMEN!!! Lovely tribute!
They Are America (Poetry) - 5/2/2003 2:11:03 PM
(((butch)))
thank YOU for your service...
what a wonderful tribute to our men and women of the armed forces! well done! they deserve nothing less than the ultimate respect and grateful thanks...and better medical care than they get now...we should be taking care of them, they took care of us!
(((HUGS))) and love,
karla. :)
They Are America (Poetry) - 5/2/2003 11:14:36 AM
butch, let me be the first to thank YOU for serving for our great nation and for making us free! we are free today because of people like my twin sister, karla, my daddy, my uncles, my brother, and yourself. THANK YOU. and GOD BLESS ALL OUR MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN, present, past, and future! :) ((((((((HUGS))))))) to you, butch! :)
The Cowboy (Poetry) - 4/28/2003 5:55:35 PM
Still good...
The Cowboy (Poetry) - 4/28/2003 4:30:28 PM
Excellent Poem Butch. I read it last night but now found out how to right the review. God Bless...David
The Cowboy (Poetry) - 4/28/2003 1:56:19 PM
and i enjoyed this as much as the first time...well written, yeehawwww, i give it a twenty! :) (((HUGS))) and love, karla. i've missed hearin' from you...you okay?
Friendship (Poetry) - 4/28/2003 9:46:14 AM
i am glad we are friends, too! outstanding tiibute to friendship! :) (((HUGS)))
The Cowboy (Poetry) - 4/28/2003 9:45:33 AM
outstanding write, butch! :) (((HUGS)))
The Day Liberty Cried (Poetry) - 4/27/2003 2:07:18 PM
*tears* how could i have missed this? this is so moving...no one should EVER forget...lady liberty isn't the only one who cried...i still cry...(((HUGS))) and thank you for writing this...love, karla. :(
Friendship (Poetry) - 4/27/2003 2:05:40 PM
i'm glad WE'RE friends! this is a beautiful testament to friendship...well done, butch! (((HUGS))) and love, karla. :)
Friendship (Poetry) - 4/24/2003 4:39:39 PM
Such wisdom and truth written and expressed here!
~Nikki~
Friendship (Poetry) - 4/24/2003 1:36:06 PM
Nice write J & J
Friendship (Poetry) - 4/24/2003 1:11:21 PM
enjoyed...
Friendship (Poetry) - 4/24/2003 10:58:59 AM
This must be theme today my Smile And Laugh is on the same subject.. If one can get past our diff.. we can make a friendship that will never be broken.. Great write
Friendship (Poetry) - 4/24/2003 9:54:15 AM
Lots of truth in this well-written piece, great write on friendship :)
--Karissa
Friendship (Poetry) - 4/24/2003 9:42:26 AM
I do know this well, me and my big mouth always spouting, ticking off my friends, and then I gotta go groveling and say sorry and then I do it all over again, it's a wonder I have friends at all. Will you be my friend? looks like from this piece you got the formula down. ha
thanks Butch
The Special Day (Poetry) - 4/22/2003 6:38:58 PM
Sweeeet...
The Special Day (Poetry) - 4/22/2003 2:51:27 PM
sending you a *hissingkiss* LOL this is adorable! your lucky lady is indeed blessed...(((HUGS))) and love, karla. :)
The Special Day (Poetry) - 4/22/2003 11:48:20 AM
hey Butch (love that)
kisses hissing huh?
now that would make my valentines sizzle
josie
war (Poetry) - 4/22/2003 10:47:30 AM
a masterpiece! love, your friend in texas, karen lynn. GOD BLESS YOU, SIR! :( (((HUGS)))
The Special Day (Poetry) - 4/22/2003 10:46:44 AM
beautiful tribute! :) (((HUGS))) :)
My Two Friends (Poetry) - 4/22/2003 10:46:06 AM
beautiful tribute to dolly and lucky! i was lucky enough to get a cat from a shelter, and she was my bestest friend until i had to give her up before i moved here to texas. oh, how i cried; i still miss my little "cajun" to this day! :( (((HUGS))) and love, your friend, karen lynn in texas. :(
Memorial Day (Poetry) - 4/22/2003 10:44:43 AM
SALUTE! may we ALL remember to thank and support our veterans who gave their lives so we may be free today, not only on memorial day, but EVERY day! THANK YOU, kind sir, and GOD BLESS YOU, butch! love, your friend, karen lynn in texas. ((((HUGS)))) :)
The Day Liberty Cried (Poetry) - 4/22/2003 10:43:12 AM
butch, i have NOT forgotten that horrible day, nor will i EVER! that was a day i shall always remember, not only because of the unbelievable horror and death that struck our great nation; but also because that was the day that god gave me the gift for writing. so even though it was a day of incredible sadness, it was also a day of revelation and hope for me. great write; may we NEVER forget 'cuz i surely NEVER will! (((HUGS))) and love, your friend in texas, karen lynn. :( >tears <
My Two Friends (Poetry) - 4/20/2003 6:13:01 PM
Cute one. And they give unconditional love. I have a kitty...he gives that love on condition...[smiles]
war (Poetry) - 4/19/2003 8:31:54 PM
Whether one is for or against, this war has shown the atrocities of Sadaam's regime. At least one generation will grow up free, even if it is for only five minutes of their little lives.
Well done on your observations and a fine poem.
The Sunset on the Mountain (Poetry) - 4/19/2003 5:06:31 PM
I can smell and visualise this
The Sunrise on the Beach (Poetry) - 4/19/2003 9:29:53 AM
hey Butch (couldn't help myself)
i love the Beach, want to be there always, sunrise, sunset, midday, whatever. this is lovely and i think ill just hop in my car right now
josie
The Sunrise on the Beach (Poetry) - 4/18/2003 11:26:40 PM
Merrill, soft, gentle, and sweet poetry for your Lady. Bill
The Sunrise on the Beach (Poetry) - 4/18/2003 8:16:36 PM
Nicely done !!
The Sunrise on the Beach (Poetry) - 4/18/2003 7:28:16 PM
Nice! I've always find the beach enchanting.
Sandie Angel :o) a.k.a. May Lu $*_*$
The Day Liberty Cried (Poetry) - 4/13/2003 7:43:10 PM
That is so sweet. I know what you mean about forgetting. I don't know that people really forgot, but I think they forgot the respect they had that day to continue through. Wasn't it funny how honking simmered down to almost none? And how people were so full of gratitude, humbleness, and the power to give? It was certainly one of the most sad and peaceful days. Unfortunately the week after it went back to honking and stealing. How sad.
Warm Love
*-Brittany-*
The Day Liberty Cried (Poetry) - 4/13/2003 5:53:38 PM
i think we all cried. I remember being fast asleep, my sister has drivers ed so she was up an hour before me, she shook me and went "hey kaci, guess what! Some planes just purposely crashed into the world trade center and the pentagon, crazy huh?" and I just went "mmhmm" and rolled back over. My mom told me when I woke up and I almost forgot that I had already heard.
The Day Liberty Cried (Poetry) - 4/13/2003 5:38:51 PM
Well done. I don't know anyone who has forgotten about 9/11. Thanks too for the veterans website. Appreciate it.
Memorial Day (Poetry) - 4/9/2003 2:40:22 PM
*salute* and thank you to our veterans...and to you...for remembering...powerful write! some gave all...(((HUGS))) and love, karla. (usaf 83-85)
Memorial Day (Poetry) - 4/5/2003 6:55:03 PM
Nicely done. I have friends and family on the front. Thanks for this.
Memorial Day (Poetry) - 4/5/2003 5:30:36 PM
A wonderful tribute! Great work!
Sandie Angel :o) a.k.a. May Lu $*_*$
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