Best Guernica Poems
GuernicaApril 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
Guernicaexploding 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 GuernicaChildren 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
Categories:
guernica, appreciation, art, war,
Form:
Senryu