Open Poetry #34 |
Verdun |
Huan Yi Member Ascendant
since 2004-10-12
Posts 6688Waukegan |
This is the trench in which I lived The edges still ooze after all this time I should be crying There's a brother somewhere in this dirt |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
extraordinary, as the poet himself... |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
"It seems like the world is coming to an end. This horrible bombardment lasts more than 9 long hours" a quote from a soldier... you have me recalling/rereading history~~ M |
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*Alli4000*
since 2004-03-21
Posts 3188The World of Poetry |
wow... ~Alli~ Happy 2005! |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
I visited Verdun...remember one section where bayonets were sticking up from the ground. Supposedly the men were bombarded within their trenches and buried within the trenches where they died...James |
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RobertB Senior Member
since 1999-09-26
Posts 1104Champaign, IL |
I enjoyed.... |
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Drauntz Member Elite
since 2007-03-16
Posts 2905Los Angeles California |
war? I run tear rather than run words. Deep water doesn't show big waves. |
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