Joan of Arc

I'm not Christian but sometimes there are people who are worthy of respect and admiration

Dreary, searching for a place

In life, death and the afterlife.

Faith leads in darkest night

Hearing saint's voices on the wind.

A mission, a lonely decision

To Follow the word of God.

War, blood nad battle

Lead by a woman; a soldier of God

With the ultimate reward;

Death by fire.

Reviews

[Krishna]

I love Joan of Arc, i'm so glad you attempted to write about her, did you just write this? That would explain the blood and battle typo. So often I have typos in my poems too, I get so excited, I rarely edit my work which is a terrible habit, but I'm sort of attached to the creative process, as opposed to the well-crafted product....

This poem is extremly elegant, I find it very suiting.

[bookworm]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
VERY GOOD IMAGERY
I LUV IT GOOD JOB

[Justin Tobey]

I think you did a wonderful job summarizing the hardships of Joan of Arc with your words. I'm not Christian either, but I do respect her for what she went through on behalf of her beliefs. I particularly like the fourth line. : )

Blessed Be!

This is a great ode to Joan of Arc! The words captured so much! Great poem!

[jen -- JG]

A picture perfect portrait, telling her story in a few words.

You do have talent as a writer and Bennett Logan's suggest of extending it further does have merit. My suggestion would be that you perhaps do another piece on Joan of Arc maybe a short story or essay, where you can take the facts you know and colour them with your imagination- you could get a fiery, red blooded action piece going there - you do have the talent for it.

I really enjoyed Joan of Arc as it is - thank you for writing such a lovely piece about her, offering her well deseved respect. It is so hard to stick to a particular path against all odds, Saint or Sinner, Witch or Zealot Joan stood for what she believed in and paid the ultimate price.

You poem does her justice.

jen

[Bennett Logan]

I really like this poem: heroic and daring words followed up with death by fire. It offers a kind of finality. I especially liked the lines, "Hearing saint's voices on the wind./A mission, a lonely decision/To Follow the word of God."

The only suggestion I would make here is this: describe the the woman in the poem. You used very telling language here, but I'd like to see you run wild with imagery and descriptions. Describe the war, the fire, the blood, her passionate beliefs... You have a strong poetic voice and command of the language. I'd be interested to see what you come up with. You certainly don't have to rewrite, but you may be surprised with the outcome.

Your poem here stands just fine on its own, though. Thanks for posting it. Definately keep writing and keep up the good work!

[Kelley Pascoe]

Charge on girl (smile) This was great!! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Kelley Frost

[Melissa R. Mendelson]

I'm not Christian either, but I strongly respect many that are and that are like Joan of Arc. You truly captured her essence within this poem. :)

[Blackbirdsong]

It's funny because of the views of Joan vary according to the time. During her life she was viewed as evil by some and paid a horrible price for that..now she's a saint..it would have been nice if she had appreciated more while she was alive. I always thought it seemed pretty hypocritical of the Catholic church to torture someone to death and then call them a saint later. The lives of the saints are full of such stories...you'd think they'd have noticed their holiness earlier...oh well...I love this poem and the honor and respect you pay to Joan. She deserved it then and now :)

[Ralphy]

respect and admiration, I must say you surely gave it to her. Your writing really Portrays as if you stepped in her shoe space. Nice write.

[WritefromtheHeart]

How eloquently you sum up her life...these few words so easily show her struggle, her heartache, her mission. Well done, I really like this very much!