Wordle 284
Prayers carved into brown doors,
On papers fingernails must prise,
Or fire-etched on floors,
Or bled in stone to show the wise —
The body of such messages has streamed
As soldiers, fighting longer than is dreamed.
© February 2016 Colonialist
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“As soldiers, fighting longer than is dreamed” seems to be the plight of man.
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Right to the point without much ado. Great! It is more of a point of contention!
Hank
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I do aim for greatest possible brevity in these.
Contention emerges. I agree!
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Great wordplay.
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I am so glad you ‘got’ it!
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rather beautiful, subtle and thought provoking…
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Thank you. It is always particularly satisfying to arrive at something with those qualities using imposed words in the order in which they are provided.
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Powerfully written.
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Thank you – I deliberately veered away from the theme most strongly suggested by the words given, and hoped the result came across with meaning
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I like what you did and read the response a number of times.
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