Your Poetry Dot Com

Welcome to Your Poetry Dot Com - Read, Rate, Comment on, or Submit Poetry. Browse Poetry Forums, or just enjoy other parts of our poetic community.
One of the largest databases of poetry on the net, now over 198,500+ poems!

Poems On Site: 198,500+ Comments On Poems: 427,000+ Forum Posts: 105,000+

Custom Search


Welcome !	Home · FAQ · Topics · Web Links · Your Account · Submit Poetry · Top 30 · OldSite Link	02-June 14:06:55 AEST

Menu

· Our eBay Store

· Error Submit

Poetry

· Submit Poetry

· Least Read Poems

· Members Listing

· Old Site Post 2001

· Old Site Pre 2001

· Poetry Archive

· Public Domain Poetry

Stories

· Stories (NEW ! )

· Submit Story

· Story Topics

· Stories Archive

· Story Search

Community

· Our Poetry Forums

· Our Arcade
100's of Games !

Site Help

· FAQ

· Feedback

Members Areas

· Your Account

· Members Journals

· Premium Sign-Up

Premium Section

· Special Section

· Premium Poems

· Premium Submit

· Premium Search

· Premium Archive

· Premium Topics

Fun & Games

· Jokes

· Bubble Puzzle

· Cross Word Easy

· Word Hunt

Reference

· Dictionary (Rhyming)

· Site Updates

· Special Content

Search

Top

Help This Site

· Donations

Others

· Moderators

Our Other Sites

· Embroidery Design Store
· Your Jokes
· Special Urls
· JM Embroideries
· Public Domain Poetry and Stories
· Diamond Dotz
· Cooking Info and Recipes
· Quoof - Australian Story

Social

Array ( [sid] => 86522 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => PROGRESS [time] => 2005-03-05 14:10:40 [hometext] => I wrote this early this morning. I usually write poetry that rhyms. This one doesn't rhymn much, but it says what was on my mind. I've never been good at naming my writing. If you have a better title, I'm listening. [bodytext] => PROGRESS

How awesome is the mind of humankind
There seems to be no force that can't be tamed

No disease for which a cure can't be found
No boundaries that cannot be broken down

We travel to all corners of the globe
What once took months is narrowed down to hours

An earthly creature landed on the moon
Some think the same on Mars could be done soon

We watch events unfold around the world
Yet never leave the comfort of our homes

We talk with friends where ever they may be
Written word that took weeks is instantly

Impossible, a word we do not know
We replaced it with the shorter word, go

Yet when the powers of the world want more
And leaders of the nations won't agree

They return to a more old fashion way
By sending their young people off to war

Lives squandered there like ashes in the wind [comments] => 8 [counter] => 190 [topic] => 57 [informant] => Rhymingron [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 17 [ratings] => 4 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => war )

PROGRESS

Contributed by Rhymingron on Saturday, 5th March 2005 @ 02:10:40 PM in AEST
Topic: war

PROGRESS

How awesome is the mind of humankind
There seems to be no force that can't be tamed

No disease for which a cure can't be found
No boundaries that cannot be broken down

We travel to all corners of the globe
What once took months is narrowed down to hours

An earthly creature landed on the moon
Some think the same on Mars could be done soon

We watch events unfold around the world
Yet never leave the comfort of our homes

We talk with friends where ever they may be
Written word that took weeks is instantly

Impossible, a word we do not know
We replaced it with the shorter word, go

Yet when the powers of the world want more
And leaders of the nations won't agree

They return to a more old fashion way
By sending their young people off to war

Lives squandered there like ashes in the wind

Copyright © Rhymingron ... [ 2005-03-05 14:10:40]
(Date/Time posted on site)

Advertisments:

Previous Posted Poem | | Next Posted Poem

Sorry, comments are no longer allowed for anonymous, please register for a free membership to access this feature and more

All comments are owned by the poster. Your Poetry Dot Com is not responsible for the content of any comment.
That said, if you find an offensive comment, please contact via the FeedBack Form with details, including poem title etc.

Re: PROGRESS (User Rating: 1 )
by xtremcalibur on Saturday, 5th March 2005 @ 03:46:44 PM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

Taking into consideration of when you wrote this, I applaud you for the content. You put into your write what most would have to agree with. I would like to see more passion though. I would like you to rewrite this at a better given time. It would be interesting of what comes of it. Good write. Thanks for sharing.

Re: PROGRESS (User Rating: 1 )
by DorianChambers on Saturday, 5th March 2005 @ 05:58:38 PM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

Very nice writting an essensial statement a

nice peice of poetic wisdom . . .

Dorian Chambers

Re: PROGRESS (User Rating: 1 )
by Dralion on Saturday, 5th March 2005 @ 08:46:19 PM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

As someone who's emerged as one of the "Anti-War" voices on YPDC, nice to see people realize that much of our energy is devoted still to tribal conflict.

Re: PROGRESS (User Rating: 1 )
by deadheadpoet on Saturday, 5th March 2005 @ 11:14:07 PM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

Great write. This government is one big war machine. Folks in the world don't see things "our" way kill em'. It seems to be the way this world in general solves its problems. And as you say, at the expense of our young people. I thought the title was a good slap in the face too. Well done. Much peace.

Re: PROGRESS (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Monday, 7th March 2005 @ 09:58:52 PM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

This really is an extraordinary piece. You really made me think here...The title fits this work very well, so don't change it. Excellent work. Keep writing. Yours is a wonderful voice to be heard.

Re: PROGRESS (User Rating: 1 )
by Red_October on Tuesday, 8th March 2005 @ 11:43:16 AM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

i like this and said with what many of us think - it's relative and well written. plus it feels wispy, not angry as it could be. Tiffany J.

Re: PROGRESS (User Rating: 1 )
by freckle on Wednesday, 9th March 2005 @ 07:23:18 PM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

Wow, great write....the last line hit hard...that is good! We live in a wonderful yet scary time.

Carol

Re: PROGRESS (User Rating: 1 )
by Silent-No-More on Friday, 1st April 2005 @ 11:10:28 AM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

It is an essential question, I think... whether we lose more than we gain by forward 'progress'. I'd agree with the other commenter... I'd have like to see more passion here. This reads as if it were simply ponderings (and maybe it was that...)--- if there were emotions with these thoughts, I couldn't feel them. Maybe it's just me - oh, I am sort of over the top with this - but I prefer a read that puts me a step closer to the poet's heart, you know?

Keep the thoughts turning... and keep writing,
~SNM~

While every care is taken to ensure the general sites content is family safe, our moderators cannot be in all places; all the time. Please report poetry and or comments that are in breach of our site rules HERE (Please include poem title or url). Parents also please ensure that you supervise your children well when they are on the internet; regardless of what a site says about being, or being considered, child-safe.

Poetry is much like a great photo, a single "moment in time" capturing many feelings and emotions. Yet, they are very alive; creating stirrings within the readers who form visual "pictures" of the expressed emotions within the Poem. ©

Opinions expressed in the poetry, comments, forums etc. on this site are not necessarily those of this site, its owners and/or operators; but of the individuals who post items to this site.
Frequently Asked Questions | | | Privacy Policy | | | Contact Webmaster

All submitted items are Copyright © to their submitter. All the rest Copyright © 2002-2050 by Your Poetry Dot Com

All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owners.

Script Generation Time: 0.052 Seconds. - View our Site Map | .© your-poetry.com