One view
The troops are here back in our land
Don't they know they'll die on our sand?
It's our bad luck we live in a barren land
It's dry, we're poor, what don't they understand?
And the reverse
Can't they see we want to set them free?
You'd think they'd all be shouting with glee
Don't they realize we live a better life?
Yet theirs is full of oppression and strife
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This is gorgeously rendered, Robin! I love the shift in perpective and how the Landay form shines in this poem 😊 thank you so much for writing to the prompt 💜💜
ReplyDeleteI love how you have carried the theme through
ReplyDeleteWonderfully done, Robin. The reversal is cool.
ReplyDeleteWell done, Robin; you’ve not only written a series of Landai, you’ve also made them rhyme and you've incorporated a reversal!
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful. I love the reversal.
ReplyDeleteThis form works well in your narrative style.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting two perspectives each feels right
ReplyDeleteHappy Tuesday
Much✏love
Nice, nice. You took this to a far away place, and it works.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the two will ever understand each other
ReplyDeleteGoodness you managed to write the form and rhyme. Wonderfully done!
ReplyDeleteEven the Jedi pontificate in "points of view". I like the balance of what you've done here, with two earnest perspectives lacking only in their abilities to listen to each other.
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