[IamBenT]

Such a dense and amazing battle

Redglare - I think this is the first of your verses I have had the pleasure to read, and pleasure it was. So much fun! A plethora of multies, and realizing at the end that you kept the same end scheme throughout like 97.968958% of the damn rhyme was really awesome. The images from around the world were my favorite part of the verse. Not much to say negative, just a strong verse

Quotes:
I was ecstatic; I acted coy; In a trance; poised; in rags of decoy;
under the sequoia tree; furthest expression; from that of annoyed.
enchanted; the voice was pure passion deployed
toying with the emotions; of those who inhabited troy; Such great structure and flow

From the western alps that lined france - the geograph of Savoyloved all this, this was just a part of it
to the windy city, ferocious flags of Illinois
to the Vietnam veterans of the capital of Hanoi

Frank - Fascinating verse, no real complaints in terms of rhyme except for a few places where it seemed off to me, or shortening of line length and being pickier with the words would have made for more interesting sentences. You have this amazing talent, that I haven't really seen with anyone else on here, for foreshadowing in the most subtle and intriguing ways, particularly with your word choice. There are lots of places throughout the verse where disaster is peeking at the party through the trees and surroundings. The time you spend in description is well worth it for the crazy payoff at the end. I just needed MORE of a reason (i seem to be repeating this desire across the board battles) for the actions of these characters. That's my nitpicking of a really strong verse.

Quotes:

Rushing, along and you are hardly remembered. loved the use of rhyme in this section
Mosquitoes bites through the long sleeves of the Nautica sweaters
Every body is on anti-malaria measures - cautious as ever.
We have embarked on our endeavors; and have found the lodge in the forest's swelter.

Their children run and play on the brown soil - rich with corpses; filtered
Fresh with the remnants of foot prints; of back and forth trekkers; great foreshadowing here

Vote -Frank but its very close, I almost hate to vote on this and I probably would have skipped it if not for my decision to vote on EVERY battle this week, but I'm glad I sat and read (and re-read...and re-read lol) these verses, awesome battle.