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Guernica
April 26th, 1937,
There came a day, when some would see Heaven.
The light shine above the heads,
To resemble the sparks of the bombs threads.

Mothers with their children,
Running out of the burning building.
German and Irish planes,
Flying above the open flames.

It was during the Spanish Civil War,
That lit...

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Categories: guernica, angst, dedication, devotion, fear,
Form: Rhyme
Guernica
exploding in the dark
flames in the peaceful
souls.. terror
spreads like cholera
war is crime
no justifications
we are brain washed
methodically
wailing lady fleeing
aborted foetus of peace
solitary child flaccid neck
contorted body dead or alive
we dont know anything
we just pretend

cubistic head of a peaceful
bull calm and contrasting
killed matador out stretched
maybe a soldier...

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Categories: guernica, art,
Form: Ekphrasis
Children of Guernica
Children of Guernica

Children of Guernica . 
 
In deserts of no mans land 
children play among the dead 
killer themes from killer kings 
what is the song they sing 
comes raining down in 
shrews of blood 

Bombs burst though silent 
air beyond the red glare...

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Categories: guernica, war, , western,
Form: Free verse

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Premium Member Jones' Guernica
war in black and white

                          canvassed stretched pigmentation 

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Categories: guernica, appreciation, art, war,
Form: Senryu

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry