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Array ( [sid] => 59345 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => Hiroshima Remembers [time] => 2004-08-08 07:50:53 [hometext] => Congratulations to Enola Gaye and Harry Truman, parents of a 4 tonne Little Boy born at 8.16 am, 6 August 1945. By all accounts the delivery went well and while Enola is enjoying a well earned rest, proud dad said [bodytext] =>

One peaceful, impossibly beautiful day in August 1945,
A mushroom cloud of light and heat
Printed in black on the backs of old masters and the faces of babies,
The dreadful truth of mans’ destructive cruelty.

And not content with blowing to the winds
So many fellow human beings,
It has left, like a festering scab on a Madonna’s cheek,
A legacy
To the offspring of those unfortunate enough to survive.

These victims, their genomes forced along a crooked path,
Must wonder why they have to suffer
For the shame of their ancestors,
And how long the Wheel must turn,
Before forgiveness is due. [comments] => 3 [counter] => 147 [topic] => 57 [informant] => spike [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 28 [ratings] => 6 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => war )

Hiroshima Remembers

Contributed by spike on Sunday, 8th August 2004 @ 07:50:53 AM in AEST
Topic: war

One peaceful, impossibly beautiful day in August 1945,
A mushroom cloud of light and heat
Printed in black on the backs of old masters and the faces of babies,
The dreadful truth of mans’ destructive cruelty.

And not content with blowing to the winds
So many fellow human beings,
It has left, like a festering scab on a Madonna’s cheek,
A legacy
To the offspring of those unfortunate enough to survive.

These victims, their genomes forced along a crooked path,
Must wonder why they have to suffer
For the shame of their ancestors,
And how long the Wheel must turn,
Before forgiveness is due.

Copyright Â© spike ... [ 2004-08-08 07:50:53]
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Re: Hiroshima Remembers (User Rating: 1 )
by Avarice_Riot on Tuesday, 10th August 2004 @ 12:11:27 AM AEST
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Oh, this is almost scary. I have been reading a lot of poetry on war recently and was just given a picture of the 'mushroom cloud' of the Hiroshima explosion. It stirs up a lot of mixed emotions in me, just like reading this poem did. You've written an excellent piece here, pls keep on writing.

Re: Hiroshima Remembers (User Rating: 1 )
by Hurretje on Thursday, 16th September 2004 @ 03:54:06 AM AEST
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Wonderful write that awakes powerful and frightning images, aiming straight at people's consciences.
Greetz,
Hur

Re: Hiroshima Remembers (User Rating: 1 )
by Sinned on Tuesday, 22nd February 2005 @ 04:24:49 AM AEST
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A strong poem on the horrors of war,but God bless President Truman he did the right thing to bring about the end of that war.
Don't forget the death marches the forced labor medical experinces,the unhumane torture and the rape of China. Yes the right thing was done.
Keep writing.

Sinned

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