tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310561639547971922.post2521891580130355043..comments2024-01-08T08:43:29.509+10:30Comments on roslyn ross - small stones and other poems: African homeRoslyn Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15700960108357035957noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310561639547971922.post-82256086764207368442012-11-25T02:41:58.179+10:302012-11-25T02:41:58.179+10:30Goodness...hard to think but I know it's true....Goodness...hard to think but I know it's true. A jolting message in this and so beautifully done.Bodhirosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12630769135515322096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310561639547971922.post-81125493019734576052012-11-25T02:22:43.292+10:302012-11-25T02:22:43.292+10:30ah, you managed to make this rhyme and meter work ...ah, you managed to make this rhyme and meter work to emphasize the subject matter, like a nursery rhyme that no one is reading to these children. excellent.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07027954226798117530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310561639547971922.post-72496163824430360562012-11-24T17:03:51.484+10:302012-11-24T17:03:51.484+10:30And they do until the police come along and pull d...And they do until the police come along and pull down their 'huts' and move them on and they have to look for another vacant piece of earth and do it all again. The sad thing is that sometimes the police destroy their possessions as well as their homes. Not that they have much in the first place.Roslyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700960108357035957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310561639547971922.post-41202402029787184362012-11-24T16:59:24.940+10:302012-11-24T16:59:24.940+10:30This is my favorite part:
"you drag what you...This is my favorite part:<br /><br />"you drag what you can find,<br />onto a vacant piece of earth,<br />to build a place to hide"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310561639547971922.post-48321733095782176582012-11-24T16:27:32.434+10:302012-11-24T16:27:32.434+10:30So beautifully written, but such a heartbreaking t...So beautifully written, but such a heartbreaking truth.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310561639547971922.post-8726355521810587852012-11-24T14:22:26.510+10:302012-11-24T14:22:26.510+10:30Yes, I watched it more than once, particularly in ...Yes, I watched it more than once, particularly in Angola where we lived during the civil war.Roslyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700960108357035957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310561639547971922.post-62380068303949520312012-11-24T14:07:17.929+10:302012-11-24T14:07:17.929+10:30This is heartrending. I can just see the child gat...This is heartrending. I can just see the child gathering scraps and rags to build a little shelter. Katerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05645403612156172760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310561639547971922.post-47966887139366784892012-11-24T13:24:24.996+10:302012-11-24T13:24:24.996+10:30Well crafted, heartbreaking and so touching.Well crafted, heartbreaking and so touching.Mystic_Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00099062213372011260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310561639547971922.post-71816857022635496842012-11-24T12:36:44.089+10:302012-11-24T12:36:44.089+10:30I mean Roslyn....that's pretty. :)I mean Roslyn....that's pretty. :)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310561639547971922.post-52162626003281156592012-11-24T12:36:07.216+10:302012-11-24T12:36:07.216+10:30Heartbreaking and really makes one appreciative of...Heartbreaking and really makes one appreciative of a warm-dry, safe home to live in. The image is striking, Ross. Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310561639547971922.post-79305135896212733712012-11-24T11:29:38.828+10:302012-11-24T11:29:38.828+10:30This image of the African home speaks to me ~ It m...This image of the African home speaks to me ~ It may not be much but it is home to the orphan child ~<br /><br />Nice work here ~ Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310561639547971922.post-67457919218876687372012-11-24T11:12:49.468+10:302012-11-24T11:12:49.468+10:30I love the rhyme and rhythm... for some reason a p...I love the rhyme and rhythm... for some reason a place to hide really strikes out at me... sad. Thanks so much for participating in the prompt.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.com