My thanks to Stephen and Kevin for the comments. They are greatly appreciated.

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Powerfully understated. Brilliant, as usual, Stephen 👏

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I continue to be overwhelmed by the generous comments on this series of war poems. Although I feel sad, and often angry, when I write one of these poems, I have shared some of them with Ukrainians (include some of those I help teach English to in the evening) and the response has usually been positive and understanding.

All the comments keep me going and inspire me to write on on this subject.

So thanks to Greg, Keith, John, KJ, Uilleam and Manish for your comments and to Nigel, Tom, Hugh, Your Royal Poetess, Pete, Michael, Stella and Rudyard.

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Brilliant stuff, Stephen. Conversational, impactful and very well written.🌻

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Thanks once again Stephen. This is a truly harrowing and haunting piece-pun intended.
This reminds me of a poem I read a while back, but I can't for the life of me remember who the author is.

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Keep up the good work Stephen.
You are fast becoming the number one in this genre.

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Stunning, Stephen, in both content and delivery. Stunning 😔

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Stephen, your adopted theme of war poetry grows more into the realities of war and its consequences. As we sit far away from the conflict we need these poems to jolt us out of our complacency into a world where tragedy is an everyday occurrence. I pray that you will be inspired to write more such poems as they contribute to the overall war effort. Bless you for this,
Thanks
Keith

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You fight on, Steve. And well done for doing so. Thank you for making us face this continuing reality in Ukraine with another almost unbearable poem. You deserve a poetry medal.

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