By
PrincessWordplay
on Dec 11, 2012
at 4:00 PM
Yes, in training. I will always be in training. Anyone who calls themselves an expert in poetry is an arrogant fool. It is an art that can never be mastered. André, I was amazed when you mentioned you were 13 (just so you know, I am old enough to be your mother). The subject matter and your form display a level of maturity beyond your years. I do suggest you use an English spellcheck on your work. I understand that being Hungarian, English is a second language for you (though I feel you grasp it VERY well) but others will not be as forgiving. Other than that, I can't really complain. It's well structured and it certainly made an impression on me. I was born in Europe. I have family in London, and have been to West Berlin. I have seen the scars of WWII that remained, and still remain, long after the fighting stopped. War is a terrible, terrible thing. Here in the far west, many people fail to grasp that. They speak of the approximate 2400 military deaths in Pearl Harbour as an atrocity, while most are unaware of the approximately 25,000 death, mostly civilians, that occurred during the firebombing of Dresden, Germany. You are right to point out that two minutes is an insult, not an honour, to those that died. I wish there were more writings like yours. Perhaps the world would see why this pointless violence needs to end.
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