eternal days
forever nights
atheists pray
by exploding lights
lovers long
don't ask why
right or wrong
fight or die
white flags
peace accords
wheelchairs
hospital wards
young and brave
innocence
fall parades
monuments
green grass
headstones
tidy rows
finally home
freedom lives
duty called
sacred honor
gave it all
freedom fighters
heroes, all
be proud
stand tall
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Reviews of "Stand Tall"
Reviewed by Vesna Perkovic (Reader)
Reviewed on February 19, 2005
I like the brevity..excellent..
Vesna:)
Reviewed by Dennis Michels (Reader)
Reviewed on September 11, 2002
Good job, it has a free form quality that drives your words.
Reviewed by Elizabeth Taylor (Reader)
Reviewed on May 8, 2002
I like the briefness of the chosen words. I've written similar pieces myself. Not everyone likes them, especially if they are use to reading classical poetry. I think you did well. ~E
Reviewed by Wendi Cali (Reader)
Reviewed on April 25, 2002
I got goose bumps from this one - I liked the chosen words and placement of them, the simple profoundness, if you will. *grins* -- at first, I felt like I was "in" the battle - then I felt like I was at a memorial day event years later - so that's the only confusing aspect -- but still, I feel like the piece as a whole worked well.
Reviewed by Hanley Harding (Reader)
Reviewed on April 23, 2002
Dear Fritz; as a veteran, I enjoyed the sentiment of this. But, I am pretty much a stickler for rhyme and meter. I think this would read well at a live performance. Hanley
Reviewed by Clint Gaige
Reviewed on April 23, 2002
This poem lacks a crucial element, structure. For awhile you have it, but then you kind of get away from it and bounce around. The poem had something good to say but gets lost in the simple word usage. Also, you might want to go in here and really edit the piece. Less is more in nearly all poetry. Its a solid effort, but doesn't really hammer it home, in my opinion.
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