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Janie Braverman's avatar

I particularly like the starkness of the b&w photos with the starkness of the poem. Well done.

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X. P. Callahan's avatar

Thank you, Janie.

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David Lyman's avatar

Powerfully delivered in both words and photos

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Mary Holscher's avatar

The two photos and the title are a perfect match for this spare and truth-speaking poem.

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Cathy Wickham's avatar

bittersweet truth!

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Ronald Drimmel's avatar

Wonderful stark simplicity. "Bare bones". On my phone it worked perfectly, as I had to scroll to see "to lose".

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X. P. Callahan's avatar

Thanks for that information. I always check to see how a poem will display on a reader's phone. So glad to hear this.

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

I had to look up the title. It's perfect, and the translation doesn't do it justice. Well done.

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X. P. Callahan's avatar

Thank you.

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