Last Train To Auschwitz

Train ride, in a windowless freight wagon, 
rocked back and forth,  with the clatter 
and vibration as it snaked on the rail score. 

Packed shoulder to shoulder,  
overpowered by their own stench. 

Separated from their families, 
unfed, with only snow to eat, 
cold, with only the bodies
next to them for warmth, 
as the train traveled for days. 

Resettlement to the East 
It was not fully understood, why?


4/22/2021

holocaustfree verse

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Funom Makama

April 27, 2021 at 6:24 PM

A delicate poem in a very sensitive and controversial theme. This poem speaks passion, creativity, boldness and wisdom all at the same time. It is from a powerful voice.

Shirley Hawkins

April 23, 2021 at 4:48 PM

Are Nazis born evil? A very powerful verse. I was born in London and experienced war in the Blitz as a little girl of eight. A V2 Rocket fell and killed 15 people and injur ed 27 in a library as my friend and i were walking home from school on the opposite side of the road, I remember the silence before it happened ,everywhere went black and i saw sparks coming out of the back of my shoes, the next thing i remember is being carried on the shoulders by an airman down the road home amid debris and chaos, I lived in Holly St Dalston and you can read about this account on the computer if you care to. When I saw the atrocities at the cinema and listened to the news on the radio, my experience was nothing compared to the norror of the concerntration camps....

Eve Roper

April 23, 2021 at 5:26 PM

Shirley, your story is amazing and frightening, I am appreciative that you have shared this moment with me. Thank you

Jennifer Proxenos

April 23, 2021 at 2:35 PM

Your poem should rate high in the contest Eve, brilliant poetry, what a sad era in History. Thank-you for my placement in your contest I had a lot of fun writing it. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.

Line Gauthier

April 22, 2021 at 6:38 AM

Powerful imagery bringing the atrocity to the forefront ~ well penned

Harry Horsman

April 22, 2021 at 3:20 AM

Such were the atrocities in those places Eve. One hopes The whole will have learnt a lesson. But sometimes i think not..Great poem, you truly bring it to life. Stay Safe my friend.