tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7077349281758404449.post2273336392467843285..comments2023-05-11T04:09:38.852-07:00Comments on veronicabalfourpaul: Forgotten Countryveronicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09014627398376882098noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7077349281758404449.post-8632977565406476492013-03-28T20:02:48.147-07:002013-03-28T20:02:48.147-07:00`the sadness of desertion cannot be disguised'...`the sadness of desertion cannot be disguised' - so sad, a beautifully written piece.Sara McNultyhttp://purplepeninportland.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7077349281758404449.post-23542135517076883552013-03-25T15:07:25.705-07:002013-03-25T15:07:25.705-07:00Thank you for reading my words :)Thank you for reading my words :)veronicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09014627398376882098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7077349281758404449.post-55658194862442045332013-03-25T09:23:22.483-07:002013-03-25T09:23:22.483-07:00A very sad poem, Veronica. Well written.
PamelaA very sad poem, Veronica. Well written.<br /><br />Pamelaflauberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424439866515694972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7077349281758404449.post-82648266781186100982013-03-25T08:59:04.097-07:002013-03-25T08:59:04.097-07:00here in the U.S. where immigration is such a hot t...here in the U.S. where immigration is such a hot topic<br />we seldom give a thought to the effects of emigration<br />on the homelands<br /><br />thank you for this view<br />sad and enlightening<br /><br />Cheers!<br />JzB<br />Jazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7077349281758404449.post-72328417683956489502013-03-25T04:37:38.246-07:002013-03-25T04:37:38.246-07:00That has a real underlying sadness to it.That has a real underlying sadness to it.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7077349281758404449.post-26338639101312565082013-03-24T20:23:24.700-07:002013-03-24T20:23:24.700-07:00Gosh, sadness fills me Veronica, because I go back...Gosh, sadness fills me Veronica, because I go back to my childhood in the Czech Republic and then escape and returning for the first time twenty years later. The sadness of those who remained thru those harsh years of communism. Unforgettable. loved your whirl because I love it when I can connect to a piece so easily. Well done you. :) Veronica Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288280932510764014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7077349281758404449.post-2003053017193352492013-03-24T19:45:19.165-07:002013-03-24T19:45:19.165-07:00For every improvement we think we make in life we ...For every improvement we think we make in life we seem to take a step backwards and lose something precious. Your piece is a poignant reminder of this.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7077349281758404449.post-17588676186823024692013-03-24T09:01:08.172-07:002013-03-24T09:01:08.172-07:00Powerful, pertinent, while being both personal and...Powerful, pertinent, while being both personal and political. Brava!<br /><br />ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7077349281758404449.post-29375694415605821862013-03-24T08:57:22.103-07:002013-03-24T08:57:22.103-07:00dying in the mouths of those who stayed...
Wow. S...dying in the mouths of those who stayed...<br />Wow. Strong write.brenda whttp://undercaws.com/2013/03/24/for-shirley/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7077349281758404449.post-24501051199823303182013-03-24T07:14:38.882-07:002013-03-24T07:14:38.882-07:00Oh yes, quite right. Emigration has filled the sch...Oh yes, quite right. Emigration has filled the schools of other countries. There are large Portuguese communities all over the world, and Portuguese is the 2nd or 3rd most spoken language in the world!<br />Thanks for your good words.veronicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09014627398376882098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7077349281758404449.post-15622546038704761172013-03-24T06:59:53.198-07:002013-03-24T06:59:53.198-07:00Wow..I can feel that walk and those thoughts.Wow..I can feel that walk and those thoughts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7077349281758404449.post-21874571985656772862013-03-24T06:26:10.962-07:002013-03-24T06:26:10.962-07:00An intensely sad poem that disguised the wordle wo...An intensely sad poem that disguised the wordle words so that I forgot them.<br /><br />I wonder if you mean "emigration" rather than "immigration", which fills schools rather than emptying them!vivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7077349281758404449.post-51173882215422120952013-03-24T04:39:44.776-07:002013-03-24T04:39:44.776-07:00Education has a lot to answer for...Education has a lot to answer for...Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7077349281758404449.post-90019824196734297962013-03-24T04:33:14.334-07:002013-03-24T04:33:14.334-07:00WOW! okay then, a very trivial comment for a poem...WOW! okay then, a very trivial comment for a poem of enormous magnitude - but I was this early Sunday morning quite blown away (another trite but true feeling) by this poem of barefooted children ... gone..<br /><br />Brilliant ! Bravo! Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.com