tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post1134829280784235813..comments2024-03-27T13:48:27.538+00:00Comments on HyperCRYPTICal: AfghanistanhyperCRYPTICalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-42352707581178584872018-06-28T20:14:25.838+01:002018-06-28T20:14:25.838+01:00A devastating final line, and truth all the way th...A devastating final line, and truth all the way through. A wonderful poem. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-19892763698554261362018-06-01T23:59:46.868+01:002018-06-01T23:59:46.868+01:00This is perfect. I’ve always thought how modern te...This is perfect. I’ve always thought how modern technology has jaded our minds to the daily horrors.<br />We protect our minds by not dwelling too long on the horrors before us. <br />Made easy by pressing a remote control button.<br /><br />This line struck me “...as if confetti of war...”Vivian Zemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588008375525403964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-28352313054951019732018-06-01T21:23:27.152+01:002018-06-01T21:23:27.152+01:00Real, raw and heartbreaking. Thank you for this de...Real, raw and heartbreaking. Thank you for this deeply moving and powerful poem.Mother Wintermoonhttps://motherwintermoon.wordpress.com/2018/06/01/bridges-2/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-7194944111433740212018-06-01T15:04:20.212+01:002018-06-01T15:04:20.212+01:00Well described I especially liked use of "me...Well described I especially liked use of "medal": "death strapped to his chest<br />like a medal for martyrs."Frank Hubenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058591172624203875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-60690794051542056422018-06-01T06:34:13.035+01:002018-06-01T06:34:13.035+01:00Powerful words Anna! Humans know how to ruin this ...Powerful words Anna! Humans know how to ruin this planet and bring about misery everywhere.Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-30707236735987846412018-06-01T01:47:33.032+01:002018-06-01T01:47:33.032+01:00to not be constantly afraid… to have hope…
to deal...to not be constantly afraid… to have hope…<br />to deal with the next day and whatever it brings.<br /><br />I wish you had this choice. <br /><br />Perhaps they are misunderstood. They may not have the choice but to do it. They have been subjected to pain and sufferings and no one seems to care<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-21191792378645071942018-06-01T01:17:19.096+01:002018-06-01T01:17:19.096+01:00Indeed a moving story, dear Anna ~ I can only pra...Indeed a moving story, dear Anna ~ I can only pray and hope for the best for them ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-80601571890919194192018-06-01T00:55:04.908+01:002018-06-01T00:55:04.908+01:00This is truth! Wow, this is poetry! This is truth! Wow, this is poetry! Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-14515052508252223752018-05-31T16:41:27.452+01:002018-05-31T16:41:27.452+01:00OMG! This is THE TRUTH. "confetti of war&qu...OMG! This is THE TRUTH. "confetti of war" It falls, I empathize, I morve on. Such is the separatism here in the USA. OMG. My new favorite of all of your poems, dear Anna. Thank you So MUCH! Sharing.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-43724795464655325762018-05-31T01:39:49.559+01:002018-05-31T01:39:49.559+01:00This is a powerful, and honest poem. We can shed ...This is a powerful, and honest poem. We can shed tears for those who have lived in nightmares, but then there is something new to rant about, which is sad in itself.purplepeninportland.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842681508730093858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-86214616976268410972018-05-30T21:18:07.903+01:002018-05-30T21:18:07.903+01:00Oh, Anna, you have NAILED it. The story of one per...Oh, Anna, you have NAILED it. The story of one person brings home to us the horrors in which so many millions live as we go about our peaceful and privileged days. And so true, we go on to the next and the next "story", we are inundated with them, hard to hold any one of these horrors in our mind for very long. A very important poem, this is. Thank you for writing it and helping us grasp one person's nightmare which is multiplied by so many more.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-46032305923989179122018-05-30T06:53:54.837+01:002018-05-30T06:53:54.837+01:00Fabulous Anna.. true, timely and heartbreaking and...Fabulous Anna.. true, timely and heartbreaking and that last line is too good. I loved this poem. Thanks for writing it.Thotpurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09729170517164200003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-42228029502054070562018-05-30T06:44:42.153+01:002018-05-30T06:44:42.153+01:00A powerful poem, Anna. We have strong feelings abo...A powerful poem, Anna. We have strong feelings about the suffering of others but, ultimately:<br />'The terrible truth is that although moved,<br />soon I will unconsciously filter you out.<br />My thoughts will become full of a new outrage,<br />a new disaster or petty things,<br />little petty things that don’t matter at all'.<br />Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-30235579147312589852018-05-30T03:18:23.206+01:002018-05-30T03:18:23.206+01:00And that's the horror of it. We can (and do) h...And that's the horror of it. We can (and do) hurt for what happens to other. But when is not our arm that is blown to pieces, it is terribly easy to forget how hard it must be to live without fingers.Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-46984788743248588592018-05-30T03:01:53.458+01:002018-05-30T03:01:53.458+01:00Much as we may desire to be, we are not our brothe...Much as we may desire to be, we are not our brother's(or sister's) keeper... Self interest dominates our motives... Very interesting and thought provoking piece... stgreeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227634090140389012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-561964136281737402018-05-29T22:22:40.226+01:002018-05-29T22:22:40.226+01:00some raw truth here... we let the 24 hour news cyc...some raw truth here... we let the 24 hour news cycle blur our vision... a constant moving cycle here today gone tomorrowrevelationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07184644795582553870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-56560406410422482262018-05-29T21:35:26.830+01:002018-05-29T21:35:26.830+01:00This is poignant and powerful Anna. A true reflec...This is poignant and powerful Anna. A true reflection of someone with a big heart. Your big heart shows in the thoughts here. A truly moving poem!!Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-4538402237310545992018-05-29T21:34:00.530+01:002018-05-29T21:34:00.530+01:00Dang. This was raw in its honestly. It was a stron...Dang. This was raw in its honestly. It was a strong reminder (and rebuke) to those of us who could be speaking out more.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-48130306172902037862018-05-29T21:12:58.800+01:002018-05-29T21:12:58.800+01:00We were not there at Hiroshima, Pearl Harbor, My L...We were not there at Hiroshima, Pearl Harbor, My Lai, 911, the bombings of mosques and churches, the shootings at schools - but truth was there sweeping up the debris. A powerful write Anna. thank you.tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-19553548505691062002018-05-29T19:58:08.135+01:002018-05-29T19:58:08.135+01:00(I am sorry, I have made a mess of my intention of...(I am sorry, I have made a mess of my intention of making a comment. I couldn't delete, so I made another comment, then I could delete, what an adventure.)<br /><br />A wonderful sad poem. annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-27425598833522093342018-05-29T19:55:54.911+01:002018-05-29T19:55:54.911+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-28346071293776236502018-05-29T19:52:37.204+01:002018-05-29T19:52:37.204+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-6529184800026374712018-05-29T19:30:26.751+01:002018-05-29T19:30:26.751+01:00I wonder if we could bear all the grief... maybe i...I wonder if we could bear all the grief... maybe if we could see a bit of joy as well, also the fact that distance makes such difference... when it happens here we change our facebook pictures... in Afghanistan we barely notice. brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-50789018275063015712018-05-29T17:28:35.674+01:002018-05-29T17:28:35.674+01:00Very poignant, Anna. The survivors have to be in t...Very poignant, Anna. The survivors have to be in terrible grief. Quick road to Hell indeed, he missed the suffering too, he thinks he will be a hero in Heaven. WRONG!!!<br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-23693901463286199652018-05-29T14:53:50.182+01:002018-05-29T14:53:50.182+01:00Such an incredibly potent and heart wrenching poem...Such an incredibly potent and heart wrenching poem, Anna!Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.com