Wednesday Writing Essentials: 11/04/09: Dans la...

prompt:Include major world conflict as a theme or mere mention or something inbetween

Something needs to =pop=

Use the word focus

Include a line from a National Anthem (any country)

Dans la Mémoire de Mon Grand-Père

Twenty one gun salute.

11:00 a.m.

Two minutes moments of silence.

Prayer for the souls.

Eyes focused on the silent graves.

Thin markers set in formation like brave soldiers on D-day.

All, proud to fight for their country.

All, proud to die for their mother earth.

Families broken.

Lives changed.

Pop…Fizz,

Dom Perignon

Celebrate life and legacy.

As the anthem repeats,

“Sacred love of France, Lead, support our avenging arms!  Liberty, beloved Liberty,  Fight with your defenders! “

DYen 11/04/09

Comments: 41

Elsie Duggan Nov 4, 2009, 4:36pm EST

Excellent , wonderful take on the prompt,

d d. Nov 4, 2009, 5:06pm EST

thank you Elsie for your sweet comment.

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Kathryn E. Nov 4, 2009, 4:37pm EST

WOWWW

gave me chills.

EXCELLENT!

Featured in the Triple Name Club.

d d. Nov 4, 2009, 5:06pm EST

thank you Kathryn for your words of support. I appreciate it!

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Alicia is probably posting about her kids! H. Nov 4, 2009, 5:14pm EST

When i read the first few lines, i couldn't imagine what was going to "pop." You worked it in perfectly. Good stuff!

d d. Nov 4, 2009, 7:52pm EST

french bubblies, perfectly delicious!

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dreama e. Nov 4, 2009, 5:33pm EST

very nice
thank you :)

d d. Nov 4, 2009, 7:52pm EST

thank you for viewing.

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Len Maxwell Nov 4, 2009, 5:59pm EST

I just barely finished all my commenting for today, haven't even thought about what I'm going to write for this prompt, and you've already written this? You make me feel as if I'm going to need a lot more practice before I can call myself a writer.

Extremely well done.

d d. Nov 4, 2009, 7:54pm EST

thanks Len for your kind comments. I write when the mood strikes me. I ended up having coffee with my girlfriend and it lasted 4 hours. she bought breakfast and tea. I then bought us ice teas. Love those comfy leather chairs in the coffee houses. then I came home to 200 emails and decided to write this first.

Len Maxwell Nov 4, 2009, 8:02pm EST

I'm glad you had your priorities in order.

Susan Budig Nov 5, 2009, 1:58am EST

As am I. :-)

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Michelle S. Nov 4, 2009, 6:14pm EST

bravo!
bien article de fond!! ;)

d d. Nov 4, 2009, 7:54pm EST

merci beaucoup, mon ami.

d d. Nov 4, 2009, 7:58pm EST

Michelle, vous êtes trop gentils!

Michelle S. Nov 4, 2009, 9:06pm EST

je coeur le vrai.

en vente, je coeur no francais!!!

d d. Nov 4, 2009, 9:25pm EST

"for sale, me heart no francais" lol...

J'utilise un traducteur, n'est-ce pas ?

Michelle S. Nov 4, 2009, 9:40pm EST

i got the first part.....lol.

the second, i would have to pull out the dictionary!!!

d d. Nov 4, 2009, 11:05pm EST

the first part of my comment was what the translator said you said as your second comment.

the second part of my comment was : I am using a translator, are you? hee hee

Michelle S. Nov 4, 2009, 11:25pm EST

i used a dictionary for the second comment!! i guess i don't read the dictionary the right way???? lol

d d. Nov 5, 2009, 6:36am EST

tee hee.... but we sounded so fluent, both of us. really...we did. :)

Michelle S. Nov 5, 2009, 10:31am EST

i don't think anybody was fooled by my lack of knowledge!! lol

i took a class in high school called language for the traveler. french, spanish & german......my recall isn't what it used to be!!