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  Re: Sunset, Fire, Mountain, Rain
« Reply #15 on: September 20, 2007, 08:04:46 PM » by Jonathan Bracker
I had trouble understanding it.  I did not know where it was set.  "Killing grounds" and "incense" and the reference to the Buddha made me think it was in war-torn VietNam, but I was not sure.  I reread it twice but still could not make out its point (I don't mean that a poem must have a "point" but in this case a clear picture or image(s) was not gotten by me, and the title did not help.  I feel frustrated.  I did not "cheat" and read the other comments, for I think a poem must stand on its own feet.  But I will now read them and maybe I will see what I missed, and realize that part of the frustration is my "fault."  Best wishes.
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  Re: Sunset, Fire, Mountain, Rain
« Reply #16 on: September 22, 2007, 03:24:01 PM » by Rick Stansberger
Sometimes the point is just describing what was there.

Rick
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