New Awakening

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Dawn M Oct 21, 2006, 1:32pm EDT

Yes, and hope is something we all need. Nice writing. Thanks for sharing.

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Jerry Kays Oct 21, 2006, 1:34pm EDT

hope springs eternal ... at least every 24 hours ...

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Edward Nudelman Oct 21, 2006, 2:40pm EDT

Yes it is, hope, Virginia, and your beautiful poem displays the glory in that hope. Well done.

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Abhineeta Inky Oct 22, 2006, 5:59am EDT

Hope is something that you can't lose. It keeps coming back to you.

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Stella Medina Oct 24, 2006, 9:50pm EDT

yeah, hope is what helps people move on throughout life.

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Sheri Fresonke H. Dec 2, 2006, 2:49am EST

Good comparison in the two versus, sounds nice on the ear.

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Timothy B. Dec 11, 2006, 2:17am EST

Beautiful. I wish I could offer constructive criticism, but I don't think that I could think of any needed improvements. Nice work. :)

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Jennifer A. Jan 22, 2007, 8:58pm EST

I wonder, did you mean to draw this parallel when you chose "New Awakening" for the title: the novel by Kate Chopin, "The Awakening," is about the claustrophobic feelings of a woman whose life is seemingly perfect. It is argued that she is a lesbian, but it is never specifically stated. In the end, after an affair and other various rebellious acts, the woman drowns herself in the ocean. She walks peacefully into the water thinking about the vastness of the universe and freedom. Your poem suggests a modern rewrite that the aspects of Chopin's society that made her heroine want to find bliss at the bottom of the ocean are different today, so Chopin can send her narrator toward the bright new dry day. Did you mean to write that, or is it just my imagination?

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Virginia M. Jan 24, 2007, 11:46pm EST

Jennifer- Thanks for your comment, and you ask a very good question. This poem though, draws no parallel to any other work, and my inspriation for it was a certain beautiful Fall day in which I'd waken up in a depressed mood. I made an early morning errand, and on my way back home, I couldn't resist how wonderful the day was. There was fog rising up and draping the mountains in the distance from me, and the trees had brilliant colors. To top it all, the sun came out with bright golden rays to make the frost look like diamonds. As I wrote the words, I heard political ads on T.V which explains the reference to "politicans' words" and there was also a bird that sang on my balcony outside my room. All in all, the day indeed brought me new hope:)

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Deirdre M G. Mar 6, 2007, 3:29pm EST

I was immediately drawn to your poem because of the title..I have one called "Awakening" posted and love to see different takes on the subject...I must say that I enjoyed reading your poem. I love poems with a positive message about overcoming and that as it is shown in nature each new day brings us hope for a fresh start...Well done...I look forward to reading more of you work!

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