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This Poem was Submitted By: James C. Horak On Date: 2009-11-13 10:42:06 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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Russian Heart

The harsh, it woos no Russian heart to harden into brittleness Unfeeling brittleness, stealing virtue like those imposing a Gaza fresh from Warsaw Ghetto. The limping French, abandoned upon its steppes So their officers could keep intact their proper toilet and in winter... Fed and clothed by peasants like they knew The lamb to sacrifice in dreary rain to come of Waterloo. No, no Russian heart abandons the hunger of another Nor is willing to watch the beggar's toes turn white from frostbite.

Additional Notes:
Sometime you might read the noteworthy accounts of the retreat from Russia in de Stendhal's, 1812, the memoirs of the notable author of, The Red and the Black, at the time an officer under Napoleon. I'm certain you already know of the fondness Zionist soldiers have for slaughtering civilians in the ghetto they've made of the Gaza Strip (though you might be tempted to deny it.)

This Poem was Critiqued By: cheyenne smyth On Date: 2009-12-03 15:44:57
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 10.00000
Hello JCH, There is much to ponder in this write. You obviously know your histroy well. Your lines are well written and intelligent. There is much to like about this poem and I can't offer any criticism even though I am aware that a good critiquer should do so. Well done, cheyenne

This Poem was Critiqued By: Lora Silvey On Date: 2009-12-02 15:43:49
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 9.85714
Exstremely well structured and well thought out is this poignant poem from your accomplished pen. An indepth apt write that transcends time from the first encounter with Napolean's retreat from Russia to present day... Some things never change and as we burrow through the layers of your poem it is evendent that treachery and evil cross all lines while so often it is so well camaflouged... Bravo-- for your stand, for your voice... denial as you say; does not retracted the factual evidence. I very somber write which gives much for the reader to ponder. Lora

This Poem was Critiqued By: DeniMari Z. On Date: 2009-11-14 12:26:19
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 9.75000
Hi JC, this is certainly different; and unique - an informative write; of events that took place when neither one of us was alive. I used to read quite a bit about Napoleon, and there was a movie made, called "Desiree", which was one of my favorites. The city where my son Shaun lived, a very small city called Bordentown City, NJ was a place Napoleon had been to, years and years ago. His brother lived there & I've taken a historical walk through, where things were pointed out on that very subject - tunnels underneath ground - a wealth of information - from the past. This is a good write - set up to entice the reader, send a message, and leave the reader hoping for a bit more. No changes, no improvements, Very nice, blessings, Deni

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