Peace Holocaust Poems

Cries of humanity
Cries of war
War that kills
War imposed upon kids 
Kids as pure as a Mother’s love
Kids with million dreams
Dreams that are shattered 
Dreams destroyed...

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THE POILANE CENTURY 

Locust swarm through the forests fires
wild fires you thought set your home on fire
the trees and nesting’s die in vain
human born burned...

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In his weary hour
The legumes blossom on time;
Out of jocundity in honour
Of the beautiful turf
The drowsy peasant peak.

His weird blistered palm blimey,
 His nasty regalia...

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I
Never one to shackle one with the past
Yet humans use words to distort
Time, our guilt or responsibility
In that sense, the Past is a scapegoat
An escape...

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Preacher

Man on the street, 
standing up for God, 
speaking words written in heaven, 
for all on earth to hear. 
He is a humble man, 
a...

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White Lace

Mother died today. 
They called me. 
I thought they did not have, my number. 
They never called before, now. 
Why bother to call now?...

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Rocky

Rock is not a racehorse, 
he is a tiny Billy goat. 
He thinks he is much larger
than he really is. 
One day, 
he will be...

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Weeds

Why do I do so well at growing things, 
I don't want to grow, 
and do so badly and the other plants, 
I work hard...

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THE HOLOCAUST :

In a land full of greed,
Where the wicked hold their feasts.
In a land full of beasts,
Causing long cemented grief.
With shadows of sorrow fencing...

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This isn't the middle the beginning or the end
This is the middle of the beginning of the end
acting like children 
Don't try to pretend
you can't...

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Mine eyes have seen the gory of a thousand battle fields
Where the arms and legs are scattered and some wounds they never heal

And the men...

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World War II Poems and Holocaust Poems - IV - Primo Levi

Shema
by Primo Levi
translation by Michael R. Burch

You who live secure
in your comfortable houses, 
who...

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I’ve recited this a trillion times 
now I utter one single word, 
but in code,

Not through amnesia or illness of any kind 
Moreover because I...

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There are times for peace and times for war
When your conscience comes knocking at your door
And you know your Creator is asking for more..
And that's...

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Stand up and stand out
Speak up or show out
Witness turned Accomplice 
With Silence
Seeking Peace 
But met with violence 
Will it end will stop 
It’s been...

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