The Unforgettable - In Honor of Holocaust Memorial Day

When the sirens wail
A memory’s restored
Of the millions lost
That by God were so adored.

Senseless slaughter
Beyond belief,
Only Satan’s plotter
Could crave this untold grief.

The years have passed,
Generations born anew,
The wish of mourners massed
Humanity slowly to renew.

With one voice all of us decree
Such abomination never shall repeat,
In a world where rarely we agree
We all vow never so mistreat.

But for this moment silent we remain
To say a prayer for those who suffered so,
Old age they never did attain
Yet now bask in the Lord’s eternal glow.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Amato Avatar
May 6, 2020 at 5:20 PM
Robert, Thank you for sharing this powerful poem. This is a GREAT write. Extremely moving and the images are so fresh, precise. I believe in renewal. Now I am full of hope.
Krutsinger Avatar
May 17, 2019 at 7:36 PM
Robert, I hope that we can fully "renew humanity." I truly do, but it is difficult to believe sometimes. Thank you for this one.
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