Around us so much there is to see;
Echo: Spree
Observe the grim and desolate sea
Echo: Plea
Oh wither not this branch and leaf;
Echo: Leap
The battle is fierce and time is brief
Echo: Believe
Do listen and reflect – resolve to learn
Echo: Yearn
Express your interest – express concern
Echo: Turn
Eyes have opened with age and time
Echo: Crime
Come let us speak while still in prime
Echo: Climb
Oh strive for peace and strive for joy;
Echo: Ploy
Cause prudence seeks to not destroy
Echo: Oy
Sense of mission and sense of duty
Echo: Duly
Devise a future that’s full of beauty
Echo: Truly
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I feel that we should really listen to that voice of the echo for the eco so to speak.. very clever use of form… š
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Wonderful use of this form. strive for peace and joy, not destroy. Excellent message.
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Great idea to write this as an echo, as if to underline the points you make.
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Love love LOVE, Sanaa. I played with “echo” for awhile, too, but could not do it justice. You rocked it. So much love for this.
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…”time is brief
Echo: Believe”…
Lovely poem!
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Eco/Echo, yes, clever, almost synchronicity. I had a theme of man awakening as well. Fun =to see Echo Verse
again, may have to dip into it soon .
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I specially admire:
Devise a future thatās full of beauty
Echo: Truly
I look forward to uplifting the message so everyone has a sense of mission and duty ~
Thanks for sharing this with us Sanaa ~
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I love Devise a future that’s full of beauty. Well said.
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Yes, we do need to resolve to learn! We must, we just must.
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I love your form and poem. Cheers!
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I like what you say in this Echo poem Sanaa. I hope we all not only dream of beauty but create it and conserve it. Lovely poem!
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An unique response – very thought provoking.
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Love that you ended this with a sense of hope.
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This section touches me, Sanaa:
“Observe the grim and desolate sea
Echo: Plea
Oh wither not this branch and leaf;
Echo: Leap
The battle is fierce and time is brief
Echo: Believe”
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We all have a conscious and if we listen to its voices, world could be a better place to live.
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“Sense of mission and sense of duty”…we can only hope that more people awaken to this sense. Great messages in this, Sanaa.
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very well conveyed…need that sense for listening …subtle and beautiful!
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I love form with this topic!!
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I love the use of echo and eco in this poem. It definitely resonates with me!
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This is very clever and beautifully written.
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I think this poem would work really nice read out loud.
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This form causes the sentiment to become more powerful…really nicely done!!
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This is a fun poem but serious too. I love the echo idea and it fits the Eco points so well.
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Nature’s fury rush..
Nature’s sweetness..
Emotions humans
hurry more
a must iN
moving
connecting
and creating
Nature uS..:)
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I too believe that time is brief…great message Sanaa..and wow..ec(h)o poetry soooo cleverly done š
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Interesting use of form–it’s pleasing to read aloud and really gets your message across.
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yes, as Bjorn notes, a very clever use of form to augment the sense of the prompt ~
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The world needs more of that prudence to not destroy….
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I seem to remember you using this echo form of poetry before. The culmination with a final and most effective was excellent.
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The call and answer is very effective – if only more would listen..
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A wonderful second read too…my eyes again glued to these lines “The battle is fierce and time is brief / Echo: Believe”…I truly believe this…
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This is aspirational and uplifting, which so often not what we encounter in the broad brush of poetry. A nicely crafted piece.
Steve K.
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Enjoyed my second read, Sanaa. Indeed so much to see in our world
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I also enjoyed your use of this form….as you developed the thoughts in this poem to their wonderful strong ending!
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“Devise a future that’s full of beauty”. I love that.
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As I read this poem, I am imagining a Greek chorus, or something from Shakespeare!
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You entertain and enlighten us daily with your poems. They are a breath of fresh air you know? Very aesthetically structured. I am awed. thanks.
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I applaud the style and its effectiveness.
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Very nice, playful! I like echo poem! Best!
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A good poem should be read more than once. So, I’m back and read this again. Still love it.
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Like the echo effect. Good messages to contemplate,
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This line is my favorite because it sums up such a poignant reminder about life: “The battle is fierce and time is brief/Believe.”
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What a treat! A lovely little echo poem!
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Narcissus should have had such a truth telling echo – especially love:
The battle is fierce and time is brief
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Great echo verse Sanaa!
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Sanaa,
I heard from the echoes in your message, a need to care and conserve for the future..
A very nice poetic style and subject within..
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Ah, this lovely form; I had almost forgotten it, so thanks for the reminder. You use it superbly.
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I can’t stop from reading twice. Great composition, Sanaa š
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