White Thumbs All In A Row (re-post for Memorial Day)

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Magnus

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South Carolina, USA

0 posted 2002-05-27 02:17 PM

Silence, eerie quiet smothering the earth.
White thumbs sticking out of the ground in rows.
Souls once alive, now departed, some forgotten.
Thousands joining by the year as time whittles away.
Pictures forgotten, lying in boxes in more boxes.
Scenes of lovers embracing before goodbye.
Line, line after line of lovers teary eyed, sad.
So many left, so many never came back.

Scenes of tragedy, loss, suffering, genocide.
Sad faces staring into darkness.  Forgotten
fuel for the fires of ones thought perfect.  Condemned.
Trains towing cars of souls on a journey of lies.
The terror and suffering felt by young and old.

A split second in time taking thousands to dust.
Scarred buildings with silhouettes of life engraved.
Sickness from things left behind, silent, invisible killer.
Einstein was proud to make E=MC2.   So fitting.
Enola Gay a shrine for victory, reminder of man’s cautions.

A war that will and should never be forgotten.
Countless families lives changed in just moments of time.
So many mothers robbed of son’s.
So many families lives stolen, burned or blown up.

Pray that we never ever have to have war again.

Dedicated by a Veteran of the Cold War, USN (25 years)
Dedicated to my father...  WWII Vet....part of the greatest generation.

Martie

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1 posted 2002-05-27 02:29 PM

Barry

I pray for peace with you!

Sunshine

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2 posted 2002-05-27 03:30 PM

Probably the most telling lines...

quote:

Trains towing cars of souls on a journey of lies.
The terror and suffering felt by young and old.

A split second in time taking thousands to dust.
Scarred buildings with silhouettes of life engraved.

Thank you, Barry...

Madame Chipmunk
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3 posted 2002-05-27 05:23 PM

Scenes of tragedy, loss, suffering, genocide.
Sad faces staring into darkness. Forgotten
fuel for the fires of ones thought perfect. Condemned.
Trains towing cars of souls on a journey of lies.
The terror and suffering felt by young and old.

You've captured the feelings so unbelievably well, Barry and your imagery was perfect.

All wars are horrible....
thanks for sharing

~ hugs of peace

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Magnus

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South Carolina, USA

4 posted 2002-05-27 06:39 PM

Martie, thank you dear lady...hugs...

KJ...I wrote this last year when I was
reflecting on war...and about our greatest
generation....Those that served during
WWII...including all of the women and men
behind the scenes..

And most importantly....for all of the innocent victims of such a tragic thing...

Freedom carries a high price....when someone
wants to take it away...

Lyra, thank you dear lady... hugs to you
too...

Marsha

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5 posted 2002-05-27 08:05 PM

Magnus darling heart this is utterly utterly wonderful, this is such powerful emotive writing, never will those souls be forgotten. Not while one single person points to a gravestone and asks why did this happen, and is replied with the words, This was war.

The price of freedom, the price of a soul’s liberty is that which young men paid with their lives. YOU as always have described the circumstances so well, I was transported to those beaches at Normandy where so many or your young men fought to save the free world from tyranny.

Thank you for this stirring and heartfelt poem

Love and warm stuff
As always
Mushy

Breathe through the heat of our desire
Thy coolness and they balm
Let sense be dumb let flesh retire
Speak through the eathquake wind and fire
Oh

Enchantress
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Canada eh.

6 posted 2002-05-27 08:05 PM

I have no words that would do this superb piece justice.
Therefore I shall just say, thank you Barry.
~Hugs~

~Somewhere in my heart I'm always
dancing with you in the summer rain~

Magnus

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since 2001-10-10

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South Carolina, USA

7 posted 2002-05-27 08:27 PM

Mushy,  thank you....they were Your men too.
Let us not forget ALL of the nations who
fought for freedom....

Nancy,  I agree....maybe just a moment of
silence and prayer of thanksgiving that
WE have lived our lives without war on the
scale of a world war...

JamesMichael
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8 posted 2002-05-27 10:01 PM

Excellent writing...James

Mistletoe Angel

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9 posted 2002-05-27 10:19 PM

(big hugggssssssss) I too have nothing more to say this day except God Bless You and all the heroes and veterans who preserve our peace in the world! (sigh) You have such a beautiful heart, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

icequeen
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FL USA

10 posted 2002-05-27 10:28 PM

Magnificent, Magnus... thank you for this.

...and her crown was formed by the ice in her eyes

Magicmystery
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Windsor, Ontario, Canada

11 posted 2002-05-28 12:03 PM

Well Penned Magnus, thankyou for the reminder.

Love, Light and especially, PEACE,

Sherry

Cherish the good memories past and look forward to the adventure called Tomorrow.
But above all... be kind to yourself today.

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