Vee Bdosa Poet Sonnet

Dresden Germany Feb 13 1945

DRESDEN, GERMANY February 13, 1945
Pathfinders lit the night to show the way
for bombardiers too hungry for the word;
as Dresden's dark was made as light as day,
all hearts were stopped before the blasts were heard;

and as the din was heard by all their ears
the sound it made was not reality
but far removed from all the hopes and fears
and what they thought would never come to be.

They loved the Fuhrer -- sin enough for all
to die the fiery death of sweet revenge
brought on by those who had enough of gall
to drop their loads in wartimes heated binge!

       And when the fire consumed all that it could
        the winter of their lives was understood.
© ron wilson aka Vee Bdosa the Doylestown Poet.

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Vee Bdosa April 24, 2012 at 9:10 AM I totally agree, Mr Cooke, this was an act of terrorism by the allies 100% and in their own words, an act designed to BREAK the WILL of the German people.

Steven Cooke April 24, 2012 at 6:14 AM excellent finish to this poem The bombing of Dresden was revenge by the allies. It served no military gain. The things we do in the name of freedom.