tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post9099876240460386434..comments2024-01-09T05:39:44.523-08:00Comments on I Hate Poetry: The Buddah Moskowitz Archive: Star Spangled BenderBuddah Moskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-57551404130220757882015-08-31T08:08:26.872-07:002015-08-31T08:08:26.872-07:00honest criticism can help to heal and improve ones...honest criticism can help to heal and improve oneself<br /><br /><a href="http://myblog-verses.blogspot.com/2015/08/111.html" rel="nofollow">Forged from the love of liberty </a><br />my post was too late for the DVerse linky<br /><br />much loveā¦Gillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191865405561549074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-65754626336905972462015-08-27T18:02:11.107-07:002015-08-27T18:02:11.107-07:00PS Couldn't get linky right; mine is here: ttp...PS Couldn't get linky right; mine is here: ttp://passionatecrone.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/who-come-waltzing-matilda-with-me.htmlRosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-64095843211893036542015-08-27T17:58:30.929-07:002015-08-27T17:58:30.929-07:00Our society in Australia is close enough to yours ...Our society in Australia is close enough to yours for this to resonate. It's a terrific poem, pulling no punches and brilliantly crafted.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-78444446371872968302015-08-26T14:46:25.619-07:002015-08-26T14:46:25.619-07:00Ouch! Too true that often what we sing or speak i...Ouch! Too true that often what we sing or speak is so different from what we live. If nothing else, hopefully your words are a rallying cry to do better!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-6114909182390104702015-08-26T11:59:02.081-07:002015-08-26T11:59:02.081-07:00Star spangled "bender" 'twas a drink...Star spangled "bender" 'twas a drinking song, after all. But don't drag our flag in the gutter...lynn__https://www.blogger.com/profile/03991892804149727665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-66048890255821327112015-08-26T09:55:15.164-07:002015-08-26T09:55:15.164-07:00reading it for the second time & i think "...reading it for the second time & i think "the land of the greed" is everywhere...bold lines...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-53843854308981499732015-08-26T09:52:15.109-07:002015-08-26T09:52:15.109-07:00Well, yes.....good points.Well, yes.....good points.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-11630165829174603242015-08-26T09:44:58.492-07:002015-08-26T09:44:58.492-07:00Yes.. sadly.. it seems.. Freedom is
Forgotten.. L...Yes.. sadly.. it seems.. Freedom is <br />Forgotten.. Lost. for so Many.. <br />and <br />caDilLac's<br />drive<br />on..:)Katie Mia Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336627766755378406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-88784003895678196822015-08-25T23:46:46.842-07:002015-08-25T23:46:46.842-07:00You've written the bitter truth. It's pai...You've written the bitter truth. It's painful to see it in writing with our anthem as the tune. I hope it's rewritten some day with a sweeter truth. Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-7746977627339203472015-08-25T21:28:02.054-07:002015-08-25T21:28:02.054-07:00The hope and ideals of any anthem is often shatter...The hope and ideals of any anthem is often shattered by reality... I just hope the anthem mark true ideals... and not false history.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-68997676790502356662015-08-25T21:11:44.967-07:002015-08-25T21:11:44.967-07:00the land of the greed
and the home of the slaves. ...the land of the greed<br />and the home of the slaves. ... ouch - that is painful<br />it's sad to see sometimes how some words were emptied of their meaning during the years and even turned into the contrary - the good thing is that every single person within a nation can make a difference and help that those stars shine brighter againClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-22470640098922022172015-08-25T18:49:17.494-07:002015-08-25T18:49:17.494-07:00Beyond wordsmithing, you have morphed into word be...Beyond wordsmithing, you have morphed into word bender! So very & wonderfully cynical, soaked in sonorous sarcasm, dipped in the devil's dew, you courageously speak big Truth through the smiling lips of levity.Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-77459837934259958172015-08-25T18:02:43.215-07:002015-08-25T18:02:43.215-07:00Different take on the Star Spangled Banner. No, w...Different take on the Star Spangled Banner. No, we are not perfect but neither is anyone else. tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-1787476123451191932015-08-25T17:20:56.723-07:002015-08-25T17:20:56.723-07:00Wow, bold and, sadly, a little too close to the ma...Wow, bold and, sadly, a little too close to the mark!C.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16393100446679896378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-74010610298279854172015-08-25T16:51:55.425-07:002015-08-25T16:51:55.425-07:00Ha ha. This is awesome. :) Fantastic title! So cl...Ha ha. This is awesome. :) Fantastic title! So clever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-7646258345926194022015-07-09T09:10:50.754-07:002015-07-09T09:10:50.754-07:00I second Rosemary...wowzers...I second Rosemary...wowzers...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-76386756811506268142015-07-08T22:34:16.900-07:002015-07-08T22:34:16.900-07:00You're brave! Well penned.You're brave! Well penned.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-66158759034202455742015-07-07T12:22:18.084-07:002015-07-07T12:22:18.084-07:00Hmmmm... :-)
ZQHmmmm... :-)<br />ZQZQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521836993023109556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-8080076492342965842015-07-06T11:27:10.211-07:002015-07-06T11:27:10.211-07:00And do we even dare
in the mirror, to stare,
and d...And do we even dare<br />in the mirror, to stare,<br />and dispute, if not fight,<br />that we don't even care?<br /><br />These lines, they make me contemplate... not just about freedom...<br /><br /><a href="http://artofleo.com/2015/07/04/the-first-song/" rel="nofollow">Leo @ I Rhyme Without Reason</a>Vinay Leo R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13132856855570330824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-81693811016718361552015-07-06T11:20:39.877-07:002015-07-06T11:20:39.877-07:00Oh my, you have spared no mercy. Our North America...Oh my, you have spared no mercy. Our North American lifestyle, whose cost is becoming increasingly apparent.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-40862986356051739902015-07-06T10:41:53.280-07:002015-07-06T10:41:53.280-07:00OUCH! Cynicism based on reality, I fear.OUCH! Cynicism based on reality, I fear.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-57830042382047639032015-07-06T09:19:31.369-07:002015-07-06T09:19:31.369-07:00The truth of much of our history and present. The truth of much of our history and present. Gen Giggles https://www.blogger.com/profile/13744815023509063722noreply@blogger.com