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Donovan Callinan
Junior Member

since 2010-08-01

Posts 37
Omaha, Nebraska U.S.

0 posted 2010-10-31 07:26 PM

Enola

The earth collapsed shattered by sky fire
A poisonous mushroom of debris left behind

The mother and her little boy
Harbingers of the rising suns decline
Heroes to the victorious West
Rained destruction from on high

All that is left in their wake are the shadows of the men
Who vanished where they stood

The wide island village in ruins
As mother and son make many orphans
In the name of peace

And so it happened in, A gust Fortified,
By the winds of fate
That the rising sun fell to the West
That quickly stormed the gate

From The Desk of Donovan

JerryPat
Senior Member

since 2010-10-30

Posts 1991
Louisiana/America

1 posted 2010-10-31 07:35 PM

Sad times. There are situations where unheard of violence is necessary, especially in war, to save many lives of your own. this, then, was one of those times. How men are able to sleep after making decisions such as this has always been a mystery to me, but if not drugs to give them peace at night, they have to understand and accept the fact that he (Truman) saved many thousands of American lives if we had to invade Japan.

. . . and the Raven said, %!~#&(&#!$!

Andrew Scott
Member Elite

since 1999-06-24

Posts 2558
Redlands,CA,USA

2 posted 2010-10-31 08:30 PM

A fine piece on a horrific piece of history. I sometimes wonder which one would of had the more lasting impact, the dropping of the bomb or hundreds of thousands of deaths resulting from an armed assult on the island? One might argue that dropping the bomb was a more humane thing given the potential for mass suicides throughout the entire country.

s1nfully_1nn0c3nt
Senior Member

since 2003-10-26

Posts 1105
Watertown, NY

3 posted 2010-11-01 10:59 AM

Must've been a tough decision to make, kill a few to same some others. I like the descriptions in this "rising sun" and the "west". Great write. Enjoyed.

-Trina.

"To decieve ones self, is truly a grueling battle. One which we're destined to lose."

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