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Once Upon A Truth
by pat medlin

Sunday, April 15, 2012
Rated "G" by the Author.
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Illuminated remnants of lofty lies

rain down on fallow fields of truth

once sown in shame...

left there to wither with deliberate disregard.


I wonder if our children cry

in resurrected remembering?



 

 

 


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Reviewed by Sandy Hoynacki 5/6/2012
A thought to ponder without answer from time to time and end to end..This has many areas in which to dwell.....Sandy
Reviewed by Patrick Granfors 4/18/2012
Even when the truth hurts, ignoring it won't make it disappear. A child caught in a lie, especially a lofty one, will certainly cry, even if the lie was not their own. Patrick
Reviewed by Ronald Hull 4/18/2012
I sense some deeper meaning… Some sorrow… Some pain… That I cannot fathom in this poem.

Ron
Reviewed by Morgan Merriweather 4/17/2012
children are the first to say it straight. probably cry for lack of fairy tales and the truth in sarcasm. great write.
Reviewed by Christine Tsen 4/17/2012
Deeply felt and powerful.
Blessings,
Christine
Reviewed by Amor Sabor 4/16/2012
It is strange...is it not that children are adept at filtering out the truth from a lie. Well done
Reviewed by Annabel Sheila 4/16/2012
Wow! This one speaks volumes..........nicely done, Pat! It's amazing sometimes how a few cleverly penned phrases read like a thickly bound book!

Anna
Reviewed by Mary Ann Biddinger 4/16/2012
Children cry for not to understand the truth be told.
Excellent write Pat.
Lady Mary Ann
Reviewed by Jane Noponen Perinacci 4/15/2012
This is so moving!
Reviewed by John Flanagan 4/15/2012
when fairy tales are too serious
to be laughed at or ignored..

excellent work, Pat, right to the truth

john
Reviewed by D Johnson 4/15/2012
Children remember the lies long after they realize they are lies and not truth. Damn good write.
Cheers,
Dan
Reviewed by D. Vaineo 4/15/2012
Pat, We all have been told lies, but when you lie
to a child, they know they are being lied to and
therefore they do cry. Short and full of wisdom!

Always,
Deborah
Reviewed by Jerry Bolton 4/15/2012
Back in "tha" day, Pat, this poem would have been called "heavy, man, heavy." Heck, it is still heavy in my opinion.

Lies / Truth / Shame / Children

Those four words all together is enough to make a grown man cry.
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