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Permalink Reply by Dallas Burgess on May 25, 2011 at 19:16

Thank you Mary. Much appreciated. Over time I will put up some more poems.

 

Cheers

Dallas

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Permalink Reply by siamanto on May 25, 2011 at 23:56

dallas is this in regards to some sort of battle because that is what i got from it? will they be blessed because they have killed?

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Permalink Reply by Dallas Burgess on May 26, 2011 at 9:46

No, it is my comment on the asylum seekers debate in Australia. I probably need to make that more clear in the poem.

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Permalink Reply by Dallas Burgess on May 28, 2011 at 15:38

Hi Siamanto

 

I've been thinking about your question about "Will They Be Blessed", ie is it about some sort of battle. My initial response was "no". But I think you may have discovered another element in the poem, because in a sense it is about a battle: A battle against the odds, a battle with the Australianj authorities, a battle for surivival. Also, if they are not true aslyum seekers but terrorists trying to get a way, then the question of whether they will be blessed because they have killed is also relevant to the poem.

 

Thank you. You havd given me a few things to think about.

 

Dallas

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Permalink Reply by siamanto on May 28, 2011 at 16:51

well i was going to say these pieces could be interpreted differently from different perspectives also, i dont think a piece such as this has one final interpretation, its the beauty of the language and the poem itself. :)

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Permalink Reply by Dallas Burgess on May 28, 2011 at 18:02

You are right. Thank you. You have given me a valuable insight. I'm relatively new to the world of poetry, I started in 2007 (and I don't know why) and I am thoroughly enjoying the experience.

 

Dallas

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