James Fraser Poet Quatrain

Staatssicherheit

East Berlin
Before the wall fell
Under the lamppost
In silhouette tell

So still they stood
To a window they look
They put the fear of death
In scare ridden spook

These Ministry shadows
Who haunted neighbourhoods
Persecuting the weak
Because they know they could

After the wall fell
It became their demise
This Stasi, State Security
In all out despise

Many people died
Or simply disappeared
By these silhouettes under the lamppost
That a nation feared

After the wall fell
They were hunted and traced
This Stasi, State Security
Have finally been erased




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Andrea Dietrich March 12, 2010 at 9:54 PM Yes, Linda is right. You did elegantly with this one. I like when you show this side of yourself.but the limericks are great too! Luv, Andrea

Linda-Marie Sweetheart March 9, 2010 at 4:00 PM Elegant write ..u are such a history buff James and I commend u on all your perfect knowledge of many subjects ..luv.. "Sweetheart"

Carolyn Devonshire March 7, 2010 at 1:34 PM I can still remember President Reagan calling out for the Soviet Union to "Tear down that wall." Iron curtain countries still have many residents who remember the division the wall created. It was a salute to man's right to live freely when it was taken down. Excellent historical poem, James, exactly the type of poem that first drew me to your work. Love, Carolyn

Marty Owens March 7, 2010 at 12:33 PM Very informative...enjoyed...Marty