Peace Memorial Poems

Murphy you always had the biggest smile,
Heartbreaking to hear its goodbye for a while,
You put up a good fight, right til the end,
Such a lovely...

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A patriarch falls
Clear summer morning fog stings
Family silent
...

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Love's tender warmth I forever trace 
In their laughter, I find solace and grace 
In their presence, worries I easily efface 

Through trials and triumphs,...

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22 years after, the day still lingers in our minds
The trauma of that day we can never leave behind
We remember those lives we lost that...

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Take my mom to heaven, do it for me, so that one day I will find her there, waiting for me.

Take my mom to heaven,...

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Nagasaki, the city of night,
A place of peace and light,
Where beauty is so sublime,
That it touches every heart of mine.
The people of this city,
Are filled...

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In Hiroshima, a city of peace
A single bomb of nuclear release
The victims' screams, a haunting sound
A level of destruction so profound

A Japanese city once so...

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When my mother discussed his story,
I was tragically shocked and enraged.
How could someone kill a teenager?
Assuming Yoshihiro was a trespasser?

An exchange student, a young teenager,
From...

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Sat writing this, in memory of my pal Danny K
Just a few pints and a couple packets crisps, is what we used to say
I just...

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We find ourselves with you in time, 
Thoughts of you are roaming our minds
Angels playing music at the Gate
Heaven will be Home; let's call it...

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Today, we gather not to mourn the passing of our dear friend Ben, but to celebrate a life that brought us immeasurable joy and love.

In...

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Ten laps around my town’s small park had 
become routine, and by habit I entered it
by way of the new war memorial.

Yet I never stopped...

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I miss the days of mine
I miss the old me which used to shine
Like a star with unrelenting light
But now I love the darkness of...

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in a pensive mood strolling down the road,
rustling leaves keep a count of my steps,
a curious finch eyes me close,
an unwelcome intruder pacing past her...

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We gathered together to celebrate you.
Although you were not there.
It was something that we had to do,
having so much love to share.

We spoke of events...

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