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Written by Brett (527 comments posted) 11th May 2008 |
Simple, yet so bloody powerful.
'Each one a hero'
It takes a lot to make my eyes water, Maus. Congratulations. |
Written by Fledermaus (3160 comments posted) 11th May 2008 |
Thanks Brett.
Without those men, Europe would have been a rather dark and unpleasant place I think.
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Less is more
Written by Bottleblondesurfer (3174 comments posted) 11th May 2008 |
The power of this comes from the spaces you have left for us to ponder.It's easy to say too much. The skill comes from saying little but getting it right.
Well done
jane |
Written by Phil (6435 comments posted) 11th May 2008 |
As above - shivers down my spine. Similar to Jane - the fact you document rather than judge (except for 'Each one a hero') gives this its impact.
Phil |
Written by Livinginanattic (454 comments posted) 11th May 2008 |
Liked the simplicity of this. The repetition of "They came from..." works very well. A very moving poem.
Ben |
Written by Fledermaus (3160 comments posted) 11th May 2008 |
Thanks Jane, Phil and Ben.
It's mainly triggered by remembrance day, which was at May 4. It seems WW2 left a large part of our little country traumatized and most Dutch films and literature seem to be about that period. Pictures from the liberation are very impressive I think, with all those somewhat confused allied soldiers being cheered on by the crowds, children climbing their tanks etc. I suppose that for those soldiers it must have been very emotional: The fear of the battlefield, sadness over their fallen comrades and meanwhile the happiness of survival and liberation... I'm glad I live now rather than then, but I have an enormous respect for those soldiers that came all that way to fight.
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Written by Josie (2538 comments posted) 11th May 2008 |
| I liked the simplicity of your poem too, Fledermaus, and it was a poem which really makes one think. They keep using the words "bodies" whilst I think "somebody's child" no matter what age. Dreadful. I think it would have been better in single spacing though, but - oh well! Only a small thing. Well done! |
Written by Fledermaus (3160 comments posted) 11th May 2008 |
Thanks Josie.
Yes, it's strange... A few weeks ago the son of the new supreme commander of the Dutch army was killed in Afghanistan, and he made a headline... Meanwhile so many others have died and they are just numbers in a small newspaper collumn... |
Written by mia_ms_kim (915 comments posted) 11th May 2008 |
Powerful and yet so simple! With all the reviewers, Fledermaus. They were probably very very young, too. I feel like crying. I feel profoundly grateful, too, for those soldiers who came to Korea to save us from the communist invasion.
Mia  |
Written by rilLie (324 comments posted) 11th May 2008 |
Wow.
I like the simplicity of the poem, and it's really powerful. I can't help but just repeat what the others have said, because what they said is true anyway. ^__^
thanks for a good read! :D |
Written by Fledermaus (3160 comments posted) 12th May 2008 |
Thanks Mia and RilLie.
Indeed they were young. Some were only sixteen. Chilling thought, that a teenage boy would go across the ocean to die there. |
Awe Struck
Written by beatricelouise (205 comments posted) 14th June 2008 |
Poignant and concise. Chilling thought, all right. Teenage boys and young men sent to fight for the cause. Many returned maimed, mentally importuned, and lost.
Well done! Makes me feel guilty in a way. Why them and not me. |
Written by Fledermaus (3160 comments posted) 14th June 2008 |
Thanks Beatricelouise,
I am glad I am not in their place. Things like remembrance day are very good to remind us of the sacrifices they made and the causes they died for I think. |
Written by Lizzy (782 comments posted) 15th June 2008 |
With everyone else Maus. Simply put and to the point.
When you look at war memorials in small villages here in England you see just how many 'boys' from just one family died.
Very sobering.
Lizzy |
Written by Fledermaus (3160 comments posted) 28th June 2008 |
Thanks Lizzy,
Indeed! On my holidays I often visit a small village in the south of the Netherlands and right in the middle of the place there's a memorial for the Polish soldiers that died fighting there. So many in such a small village... |
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