Monday, December 2, 2019

Pinkas Memorial Comments

Rating: 3.8

We enter their final sanctuary
We pass into stark rooms where every wall
Is etched with names, their dates of birth and death,
The latter closely packed in time
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Tom Billsborough
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Bri Edwards 16 November 2020

2 - " The vast majority of the victims were Polish Jews, although German, Austrian, Czech, Dutch, French, Yugoslav, and Greek Jews also died in the Reinhard killing centers." last stanza " Arbeit macht frei" = Work sets you free. to MyPoemList bri :)

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Bri Edwards 16 November 2020

1 - re " the last solution" aka 'final solution': " In October 1941, Himmler authorized SS General Odilo Globocnik...to implement a plan to systematically murder all Jews residing in the Generalgouvernement." (cont.)

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Suresh Kumar Ek 02 September 2020

that is what makes us free good

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S.zaynab Kamoonpuri 05 March 2020

Aw this is such a haunting, chilling reminder of the holocaust, what a terrible tragedy you brought in memorial, described in moving stark scenes all so appalling. Kudos. Pls Pleez do read and comment my newest poem too, titled, " pink mania inking'

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Susan Williams 09 February 2020

This is pure Power in Poetry that is vintage Tom Billsborough and when you're in this mode your work is impeccable and brilliant and important and grabs your readers' hearts and souls. Love these kind of poems pouring out of your pen, my friend. 10+++++++++++++++++++++++++ omto fav list

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Dimitrios Galanis 18 January 2020

...Between faint hope and deep despair... excellent, my dear

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Unwritten Soul 11 January 2020

So kind of you to make memorial in poetry form, it kind of flags that moving along the wind of peace as it blown around people mind :)

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Bri Edwards 26 December 2019

" Arbeit macht frei" is a German phrase meaning " work sets you free" . The slogan is known for appearing on the entrance of Auschwitz and other concentration camps." Readers: study the history of Germany/Hitler to know more. to MyPoemList. bri :)

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Jim Hogg 09 December 2019

Fitting words for incalculable and utterly senseless brutality and suffering..

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Alexis Karpouzos 02 December 2019

Excellent writing! Simplicity and rhythm.

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