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survivors
by Peter HumphreysAdolfs gone
Joes dead
thank God
whos in charge now?
good riddance
to
those two anyway
they say
sitting
on a park bench
sharing bread
sharing stories
one slim and busy
the other fuller
and more
worrier
the grass beside them
is long
the bench in need
of paint
along the path
a girl
cycles
easy and slow
dogs are
walked
couples
couple
birds sing
bees buzz
flowers
flourish
it is Maytime
in Vilnius
we can only guess
what it was like
in 1941
Those old ladies know
05/27/2006 Author's Note: It has been estimated that of the 265,000 Jews living in Lithuania in June 1941, 254,000 or 95% were murdered during the German occupation. No other Jewish community in Nazi-occupied Europe was so comprehensively destroyed. Most were slaughtered in 1941
Posted on 05/27/2006
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| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Christel Crews on 05/31/06 at 05:52 AM the serene scene is laid before us and we all bow our heads in the thoughts of what passed during that tragic time.. a beautiful write, well done! |
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