Comment from LIJ Red

Excellent

Neatly crafted and grammatical. Quite artistic and interesting, and fitting to the prompt. Comparing the selfish, greedy acts of individuals to an idealized man looks bad...

 Comment Written 04-Dec-2014

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reply by the author on 05-Dec-2014

Thank you, LIJ Red. I very much appreciate your take and thoughts on the "letter". Your opinions are duly noted, and I sincerely appreciate what you've said. :}

Comment from Curly Girly

Excellent

Good graphics, good horror and well written. Overall, a great presentation.
If I wrote this, I would change only one word: Mankind
to:
Humankind
I don't see why men should take the blame for everything. Women should suck up it up too. Not all women are sweet smelling rose petals -- some are horny old thorn pricks.

 Comment Written 04-Dec-2014

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reply by the author on 04-Dec-2014

mankind
[man-kahynd for 1; man-kahynd]

noun

1.the human race; human beings collectively without reference to sex; humankind.

Mankind by its very definition is the entirety of the human race, Curly Girly. It is not gender specific to males. The above definition is from dictionary.com.

So, I am, in fact, blaming both men as well as y'all, LOL

Thanks very much for your review. :}

reply by Curly Girly on 06-Dec-2014

I do realise that it is not gender specific, but others don't. Language is changing.

Comment from Razz

Excellent

This is a beautiful letter... so beautifully sad, so beautifully tragic.

First off, wrenching a life, any life, out of the control of our Father, is never a good thing...always a bad thing. And it is never the solution to any thing...any thing. A soul who finds it all too overwhelming to continue on in this world and decides to take his/her own life, is most probably not in sinc with even their own soul. How can they therefore be expected to commune with others or God in any productive or, even normal manner. Certainly not in any satisfactory way to themselves. When all hope is gone and there seems to be no rhyme or reason to ones own existence, then in their reality the question does become...why go on.

It is a most tragic event for one to not have any understanding of his/her purpose in life. To go through life and not know why is a terribly hopeless state of mind. Those souls must quickly come to the attention of some one who will help lead them to God. For in God can all purpose to life be found and accomplished. Then and only then, will they realize that God has time for everyone...if we would just take the time to meet Him on His terms. We are all His children and His love goes far beyond our imaginations.

Good luck in contest.
Razz

 Comment Written 04-Dec-2014

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reply by the author on 04-Dec-2014

Thank you, Razz, but I beg to differ. This is absolutely NOT from the internet. I wrote this and would not plagiarize something from someone else and use it to enter a contest, not intentionally anyhow. I'm not sure how you arrived at that conclusion, and I usually don't defend myself against someone's comment. But plagiarism is a pretty strong accusation, so I felt I had to.

Just as I do my Picta-Poems, I wrote the letter; then using Microsoft's Paint Program from Windows, I super impose is over a photo. I then store it on photobucket.com, where I have thousands of photos I can use. They generate an HTML code which I can use on my own blogs and webpages, etc.

If you read my author's notes, then you'd realize this would be my interpretation of the mess mankind has made of our beautiful world, and this is "mankind's" letter to God, not my own.

Thanks you for your concerns, comments and review, but you need to learn to read between the lines a bit, and not taking everything so literally.

reply by the author on 04-Dec-2014

reply by Razz on 04-Dec-2014

I apologize. I was not in any way accusing you of anything, especially plagiarism. It never enter my mind mainly because there was no name signed to it...it was signed by "mankind." The reason I thought it was taken from the internet was because it did not look as though it could have been done here on this site.
It looked very Internetish. And plagiarism still never crossed my mind.
I wasn't thinking it was a crime even if it were copied and pasted from the internet. I immediately thought that the person just didn't have much imagination but did have a sincere heart. As to taken things literally...I am not a professional profiler and what is written on the lines is what I get out of it...as to reading between the lines, I don't know what you are referring to.
Again, I am sorry about the impression I got.
Razz

reply by Razz on 04-Dec-2014

No need to beg, just state you case, Dean. I realized it was you when I went back to the entry. You always sign off with... Thanks for reading....
The comment you took issue with is no longer there.
Razz

reply by the author on 05-Dec-2014

Not begging at all. And I do feel that mankind has made a mess of things, and God's intent was not to have wars, famine, murder, sex slaves, slave labor, drive by's, wanton promiscuity, poverty...the list goes on, and on. So, yes, I meant every single word, and it does indeed come from my heart, every last single word. It is exactly the way I feel.

reply by Razz on 05-Dec-2014

I was joking about begging. You stated
"I beg to differ." I was jokingly referring to that. Geeze.

We sure did make a mess of things right from the beginning! God stated in Genesis that He was sorry He made man in the flesh! I read some where some years ago...many...that if God doesn't do something about the eveil in this world soon, He might have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah!

Good luck in contest.
Razz

Comment from RYME4U

Excellent

Excellent.It is so true. We used to have decent, loving "children" here on earth but the Greed Monster has taken over. The way you have presented this is extremely effective. Great Job!

 Comment Written 04-Dec-2014

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reply by the author on 04-Dec-2014

Thanks very much, RYME4U. I'm really glad you liked this, and the way in which it's presented, because I knew I was taking a big risk in posting it this way. But, I felt it would make the desired impact I was seeking, and your feedback assures me that it does.

Much appreciated! :}

Comment from daeneam

Excellent

I agree. Mankind has gone too far to destroy our planet. Children becoming disrespectful. Politician greedier. Relationship destroyed. But never lose hope. As long as we are alive, there's hope. God bless mankind!

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 Comment Written 04-Dec-2014

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reply by the author on 04-Dec-2014

God Bless us, everyone! :)

Thank you very much for your review and kind comments, c",mae. I'm very grateful.

Comment from Jacqueline M Franklin

Exceptional

Hi,

This is extraordinarily creative. The story is so real of today. And your presentation is right on target.

Great job!! Good luck in the contest.

Cheers & Blessings
Keep Smilin'... Jax (*,*)

 Comment Written 04-Dec-2014

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reply by the author on 04-Dec-2014

Thanks, Jax, and I'm so glad you "get it". I was a bit hesitant to post it this way, but I wanted it to make a statement in more ways than one.

Thanks again. I sincerely appreciate your encouragement. :}

reply by Jacqueline M Franklin on 04-Dec-2014

It would have certainly been our loss had you not posted it. I truly believe He looks down on this 'mess' and shakes his head as He slips a tear as well. WELL DONE! Gets my vote. (*,*)

reply by the author on 04-Dec-2014

Thanks, Jax. I really appreciate that. :}

Comment from K. Lorraine

Excellent

I almost didn't read this letter because the artwork somewhat scared me. I do hear where you were coming from in your personal letter and I think you make some good points. I was a little confused about a few sentences. The second long paragraph would flow better if made into a few sentences rather one long one with all the commas. I reread the final paragraph several time, I just wanted... but It didn't seem to make a clear point. I'm glad that I took the time to read.

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 Comment Written 04-Dec-2014

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reply by the author on 04-Dec-2014

Thanks for you honest feedback, K. Lorraine, and I made some changes based what you've relayed to me in your review.

All the letter is saying, basically, is that mankind has made a mess of everything it has touched...in a nutshell.

Thanks again! :}