White Thumbs All In A Row (repost for Mem. Day)

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Magnus

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since 2001-10-10

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South Carolina, USA

0 posted 2004-05-30 01:18 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.

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

1 posted 2004-05-30 01:22 PM

Well said Barry...well said indeed.

GG
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since 2002-12-03

Posts 3532
Lost in thought

2 posted 2004-05-30 01:32 PM

I don't know what to say but thank you...
thank you for this, and for what you've done.

Always, Alyssa

Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.
Joyce kilmer

Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

3 posted 2004-05-30 02:13 PM

Magnus
Enjoyed this read as much as the last.
Excellent write.

Ericc
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since 2003-01-31

Posts 4178

4 posted 2004-05-30 02:25 PM

A beautiful tribute.

Eric

iliana
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since 2003-12-05

Posts 13434
USA

5 posted 2004-05-31 04:12 AM

Thank you for penning this and reposting, Barry. I will.

....jo

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

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displaced

6 posted 2004-05-31 12:35 PM

powerful write...touches deeply

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

7 posted 2004-06-01 12:53 PM

Nice writing...James

inkedgoddess
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since 2002-11-19

Posts 7392
Ohio

8 posted 2004-06-01 07:43 AM

poignant and timely, sad to say, story never seems to change does it?

choshi
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since 2004-01-01

Posts 1184
New York

9 posted 2004-06-01 08:09 AM

Powerful Barry! Cuts right to the bone....~P

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