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Monday, November 11, 2013

Haiku Heights






twas around seven
the screams and smell of burnt flesh
smoked through the church walls

their ghosts are still there
the town completely untouched
we will not  forget



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11 comments:

  1. Cro MagnonNovember 11, 2013 at 7:33 AM

    Oradour is just to the north of where I live. A dreadful past.

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    1. rallentandaNovember 13, 2013 at 3:15 AM

      Indeed ! I had no idea you read my blog. Quelle suprise !

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  2. AnonymousNovember 11, 2013 at 9:56 AM

    This is gripping and horrifying. Wonderful job with this prompt. Is this a true story?

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  3. Maude LynnNovember 11, 2013 at 10:24 AM

    Powerful.

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  4. AnonymousNovember 11, 2013 at 11:23 AM

    This is very powerful and perfect for today.

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  5. judith WesterfieldNovember 11, 2013 at 6:39 PM

    Excellent, excellent, excellent

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  6. J Cosmo NewberyNovember 12, 2013 at 1:03 AM

    But we do forget.

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  7. Ramesh SoodNovember 12, 2013 at 1:21 AM

    Very poignant....

    http://rameshsood.blogspot.in/2013/11/seven-seas-haiku.html

    RS

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  8. rallentandaNovember 12, 2013 at 5:58 AM

    The French will never forget this barbaric act of mass murder just as the Jews will never forget the Shoah!

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  9. J Cosmo NewberyNovember 12, 2013 at 11:32 AM

    Perhaps I am just getting cynical in my old age. :-(

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  10. UnknownNovember 12, 2013 at 6:32 PM

    Wonderfully chilling!

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