W.A. Cholt Poet Free verse

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 
Imprisoned under the communist dictatorship 
Of Joseph Stalin,
Survived the horrific conditions 
Of the Gulag Archipelago, 
And believed that such 
Terrible atrocities happened, 
Because "Men have forgotten God."


           W.A CHOLT. Copyright Fergal O Reilly. 2020.

           30/10/20

     Note: Solzhenitsyn was one of the great prophetic voices of the 20th century, 
                  Warning the West against the dangers of Communism and Socialism, 
                  And of the totalitarian nature of such ideologies. We need to heed his warnings
                  Now more than ever.

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Maurice Rigoler November 4, 2020 at 12:13 PM I am familiar with the writer. He lived in a neighboring New England state – Vermont – for years. I've read only one of his books, about life in a gulog. That was many years ago. Thank you for reading my snake poem. Emily Dickinson has a great one about a snake. Best to you in your writing endeavors. / Maurice

Gershon Wolf November 3, 2020 at 4:50 PM And now Solzhenitzyn is forgotten too...

Kim Rodrigues November 1, 2020 at 5:54 PM I believe that too...the thumbing the nose at God. We pray.