tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post2679604226720283539..comments2024-03-29T08:01:55.910-04:00Comments on everyday amazing: Haibun: Peace MemorialGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-25473181156222033222018-08-08T22:42:31.868-04:002018-08-08T22:42:31.868-04:00ashen clouds linger
Just shows how it had been mo...ashen clouds linger<br /><br />Just shows how it had been most distasteful and unfair in most minds!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-42460139953708652932018-08-08T07:45:12.135-04:002018-08-08T07:45:12.135-04:00Thank you for bringing this perspective, and poign...Thank you for bringing this perspective, and poignant haiku, Grace.lynn__https://www.blogger.com/profile/03991892804149727665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-29427503570245912012018-08-07T15:43:51.550-04:002018-08-07T15:43:51.550-04:00How awful those times must have been for your fami...How awful those times must have been for your family. All the horrors emerge later as 'ashen clouds that linger'. Well done, Grace.purplepeninportland.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842681508730093858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-58016104805390184162018-08-07T15:30:56.795-04:002018-08-07T15:30:56.795-04:00There sure is a price all around when it comes to ...There sure is a price all around when it comes to war.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-64876506227633987432018-08-07T12:38:07.220-04:002018-08-07T12:38:07.220-04:00Heartbreaking history that cannot be forgotten. Th...Heartbreaking history that cannot be forgotten. Thank you for sharing. Ali Grimshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00460675278326394977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-15630999589831082512018-08-07T09:03:34.428-04:002018-08-07T09:03:34.428-04:00History tells us that no one suffers more during t...History tells us that no one suffers more during times of wars than women. So, I am glad that you brought that up in the prose. It's rather rueful that the beauty of freedom was achieved through the horrors of those two wretched days.<br />"Ashen clouds linger" is such an evocative image.<br />-HAAnmol (HA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02427056865589377093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-13573123161084336842018-08-07T05:18:11.636-04:002018-08-07T05:18:11.636-04:00"Freedom came with a price." A haunting ..."Freedom came with a price." A haunting piece, Grace. And a great POV.Mariahttp://www.mariawenttotown15.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-70368736750303807532018-08-06T23:50:50.539-04:002018-08-06T23:50:50.539-04:00Oh the cost is so costly indeed. Coming from the P...Oh the cost is so costly indeed. Coming from the Philippines, I think no country was right enough to make those hundrd thousands of lives worth killing.A Reading Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12229414372642627877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-5872617842619184392018-08-06T20:59:17.909-04:002018-08-06T20:59:17.909-04:00Thank you for the personal history. This is part o...Thank you for the personal history. This is part of the value of poetry in that it gives us the individual view instead of groupthink. m.j.smithhttps://voyagecities.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-18688962407550314592018-08-06T19:46:12.085-04:002018-08-06T19:46:12.085-04:00There are so many sides to the damage created by w...There are so many sides to the damage created by war. Thanks for sharing yours. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13134589375016804713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-8666866011857480322018-08-06T19:09:10.175-04:002018-08-06T19:09:10.175-04:00I believe freedom does come with a price. Thank yo...I believe freedom does come with a price. Thank you for sharing Grace.<br /><br />Have a wonderful week.Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-40416637149174114302018-08-06T19:01:29.114-04:002018-08-06T19:01:29.114-04:00You provide an important perspective on this issue...You provide an important perspective on this issue. Frank Hubenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058591172624203875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-3838977304808531882018-08-06T17:48:33.731-04:002018-08-06T17:48:33.731-04:00Your direct experience of the horrors of war sent ...Your direct experience of the horrors of war sent shivers down my spine. Suzanne - from 'Being in Nature' Wordpress blog.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17804913736651074714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-11606194894900405292018-08-06T16:05:17.018-04:002018-08-06T16:05:17.018-04:00What a chilling story of the end justifying the me...What a chilling story of the end justifying the means. So sad for all who suffered through this terrifying act. Here's hoping we will never forget!Dwight L. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992133580674047782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-61393996284961499822018-08-06T16:01:06.622-04:002018-08-06T16:01:06.622-04:00WWII gave us the Holocaust, and the dawn of the at...WWII gave us the Holocaust, and the dawn of the atomic age. In the 50's we all ducked & covered, and feared every roar in the sky. Your personal reflections add such validity to your message, and the haiku was killer.Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-22310490257093116302018-08-06T15:44:51.299-04:002018-08-06T15:44:51.299-04:00The violence of war spirals out, touching so many ...The violence of war spirals out, touching so many people. We need to remember the effects on everyone, winners, losers, victors, victims. Thank you for sharing this. sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01756314170839177900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-14458672844175415432018-08-06T15:29:34.003-04:002018-08-06T15:29:34.003-04:00Hw awful for your family to have to live in fear o...Hw awful for your family to have to live in fear of their lives, Grace, and for innocent people to have to hide and burn their homes. War is the curse of humankind. Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-933116306432134102018-08-06T15:07:42.477-04:002018-08-06T15:07:42.477-04:00The horror of war—even a “just” war—is how it caus...The horror of war—even a “just” war—is how it causes ever increasing levels of dehumanizing violence! Your Haibun shows this so vividly. And your closing haiku has such haunting imagery! Beautifully done, Grace! Thank you.Frank J. Tassonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034177573832896440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-46639229961709313042018-08-06T14:31:53.860-04:002018-08-06T14:31:53.860-04:00I can so see these two sides... the suffering of e...I can so see these two sides... the suffering of everyone and in the end the ultimate price by those who happened to live in two cities in Japan... brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-60010466171754458252018-08-06T11:32:52.719-04:002018-08-06T11:32:52.719-04:00So very powerful. What an incredible legacy you ha...So very powerful. What an incredible legacy you have. The last line of your haiku reminds us of the horror that can still occur. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12664830773553716989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-12786543799189245752018-08-06T11:27:06.212-04:002018-08-06T11:27:06.212-04:00The true price of war is paid by civilians and sol...The true price of war is paid by civilians and soldiers on the ground. Your family lived through harsh times. I appreciate hearing such stories of survivors. I wish our species could find a way to live without war.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.com