a blinding light
Gehenna touched the earth
Hiroshima
lanterns on the river
an oleander blossom
origami cranes
remembering tragedy
new horrors of modern war
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There is no forgetting the havoc war wreaks–no matter how beautifully poetic we write about it, is there.
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Beautiful Cara. My daughter was in a children’s choir and her choir had joined a choir from Hiroshima. I still remember those youths singing…a backdrop of images behind them on stage and not a dry eye in the audience .
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We’d like to think that ALL of our experiences enlighten us & make a better world but, sadly, no.
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when i first read this, i read:
a blinding light
Gehenna ‘torched’ the earth
Hiroshima
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You really have mastered juxtaposition!
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Important words and symbols! Great haiku and tanka.
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You’ve captured the horror… and the hope. Let’s pray for peace.
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