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Re: A Dying Breed
I'd say "random list of phrases" pretty much sums up this poem. The phrases are choppy, disjointed, abstract, sometimes cliche. I don't even know what this is about! It jumps ...
Feb 10, 2007 -
Re: In-Between
The point behind the meaning...what? That people are shallow? If you're intending that we get something else, then it seems this poem has failed to get it across. And isn't ...
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Re: Abortion
But that doesn't mean we should have laws allowing them to do it legally, even if it is safer. That's like saying that because stealing might be potentially dangerous for ...
Feb 10, 2007 -
Re: Corrupt a Wish
Injured, eh? It's the bowling team. :lol: Anyway, granted, but it's a mean llama that spits. I wish the sewing machine worked.
Feb 9, 2007 -
Re: Nic(k)otine
I suppose cables might bring up the image of machinery, something stripped down to its barest naked parts. Still, that whole stanza is just full of cluttered metaphors, so I ...
Feb 9, 2007 -
Re: In-Between
We have Nathaniel Hawthorne to be obscure, and while dodgey terms have their place in the world, a simple affirmation, clear-cut, can also have its value. Obscure and subtle are ...
Feb 9, 2007 -
Re: The Artisan is Dead
Ooh, very creepy, very enjoyable. The one thing I don't get...did the woman kill him? Is she crazy? Or is she pretending? What? ...I feel like this is something extremely ...
Feb 9, 2007 -
Re: Nic(k)otine
The title made me want to vomit. Word play is in no way justified here. I did like that the title tied in with the poem in terms of nicotine ...
Feb 9, 2007 -
Re: Two Funerals
I rather liked this one; I think its strongest point was the imagery; I could really feel the sun and the cold. Those situations were described really well. It seems, ...
Feb 9, 2007 -
Re: Life by Haiku
It's just too loud here: the heater humming but no heat is coming out.
Feb 9, 2007 -
Re: Corrupt a Wish
Granted, but now you can't eat because it's still raining. I wish my team could win Monday.
Feb 9, 2007 -
Re: God and war
True, in some sense, but again, that's your personal opinion of God.
Feb 8, 2007 -
Re: Abortion
Whatever my personal opinion may be on what the Bible is or isn't, I think all people are entitled to whatever religious beliefs they want, so long as they don't ...
Feb 8, 2007 -
Re: Boredom in Church
*also sips tea* Biscuit? I'm not exactly sure what you're saying. Philosophy arises because people are looking for answers to life, the universe, and everything. For many, the answer is ...
Feb 8, 2007 -
Re: Creationism in schools
Well, in my freshman biology class, our teacher mentioned a few different creation theories before beginning our Darwinian evolution unit: 1. God/other Supreme Being(s) dunnit. 2. Things in space (ast
Feb 8, 2007
