her name was Anne
and she wrote dreams
upon pages;
the kind that roam around your mind
but are always held deep
inside your chest;
and she heaved
under the weight of tears
left uncried
and so many truths
left unsung;
her name was Anne
not of Green Gables
but of Gestapos and Gettos;
not summer getaways
but of guards and gates;
she was Anne of raven hair
with faraway eyes,
on spindly legs
running towards
a woman's curves;
but the hook of her nose
told heritage tales,
that they numbered
with hate
upon her youthful arm;
yet she still dreamed
and wrote,
of longings and yearnings
of the future;
with simplistic thoughts
not comprehending
her reality;
her pen flew across pages,
filled with hope,
yet inked in sadness;
and the winds blew the sheets
upon the prejudice
that surrounded her;
without effect
she was Annie to parents
who saw only the past
of a little girl
with shiny new shoes
pink bows
and capped teeth;
the shoes went into piles,
bows flew upon the breeze
and the teeth
shone only in fillings
of melted gold
instead of smiles;
she was the promise
of a woman's secrets,
yet to be revealed
and enjoyed,
upon silken thighs;
with desired weight
pressing love
upon waiting lips;
she was humanity
destroyed by
inhumanity;
as the world watched
little girl tears
float away,
into subconsciousness,
where we didn't have to
feel them or hear
their weeping moans;
she was a star
from the family of David;
an outcast now
from society
that deemed her unworthy;
outlined by the yellow blaze
as the star
burnt itself out;
and she called to her God
without blame
for he was good and kind;
and man...
well man was man,
so unlike her God;
her name was Anne
and she pressed her face
upon the panes of our illusions;
breaking through the
shaded barriers
that we ourselves
had forged;
but too late for Anne
did we see the truths;
and now she remains
forever young
in our minds;
but dead to our
world;
and her pages
are all that speak;
her hushed whispers
grown finally loud;
we hear her voice
and feel at last
her tears,
as they slide down
those precious pages
to become
our own...
Author notes
A Tribute To Anne Frank
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A contest entry
- Looking For Crickets by Celticmoon.
1500 points, ended July 15, 2007, 16 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Hana Hou! by islekine.
600 points, ended December 27, 2007, 13 entries
Gold trophy winner
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440 points, ended August 3, 2008, 18 entries
Silver trophy winner
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550 points, ended August 28, 2008, 27 entries
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Comments
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A completely compelling and beautiful piece of writing that left me in tears. Powerfully written, well deserving of every trophy awarded.
Kat
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Wow, this simply took my breath away, it was truly a fitting portrait to a woman with such wonderful standing in our hearts. Outstanding. Welcome to the finalist list. Best to you
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Beautiful
This poem was so beautiful it was like a painting, each word forming a grand masterpiece. I liked this poem so much, I'm not even going to write down my favorite part because there were too many of them. But stanza #5 was particularly heartfelt. Wonderful write and good luck in the contest!
~*~Silent Insanity
*****
"I don't think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains."
-Anne Frank -
Amazing! Not much I can say that hasn't already been said.
Congrats. on the well-deserved trophies.
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Simply amazing....
She inspired me also, at a very young age....Thanks you so much for your entry!
Best wishes now and in the coming New Year!
Write on..and on...
*PEACE* -
"her pages
are all that speak;
her hushed whispers
grown finally loud"
I like this line so much.
The words and the way you rendered a narrative approach is simply beautiful.
Thanks for sharing.
Virgoan
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Wow!~ this digs deep into hearts. Very beautiful. Such emotion within.
Thanks for entering and much luck
~~~!
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Bunny,
This has to be the most incredibly amazing piece I have ever had the pleasure and the HONOR of reading of yours. I do not cry often when reading poetry and when I do you can be damn certain that the piece moved me that much. The depth in which this piece touched me I have no words for. I just cannot find a way to express how stellar I believe this poem to be. This may very well be your finest work ever. Thank you for entering and good luck!
Blessings
Bel
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cricket
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wow
i love the title you chose for this peice. -
Terrific piece my friend. You done a masterful job on this piece. I am glad to know that there will be a Anne Frank Museum finally. This was a remarkable young person and she never wavered from her strength and beliefs. Great work portraying hert in this great piece.
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This poem is amazing and beautiful! I was nearly brought to tears by this. This is such a profound write about a heroic little girl. Good luck dear poet, I'm sure you'll do well in the contest you entered this is, this poem is totally beautiful!
Chelsea
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This is so beautiful. Anne frank is indeed America's hero. I cant believe how well you created the story of Anne Frank, the beauty in that little Jewish girl, that died terribly too long before her time.
her name was Anne
not of Green Gables
but of Gestapos and Gettos;
not summer getaways
but of guards and gates;
Heres to Anne Frank, a national heroin that lives on even in death.
Good Luck!!!
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Wow what an insparing peice. I love it, I make me want to go read the diary of Anne Frank. You wrote it so well, almost made me cry. It made me feel like I was there right by her side... Living life write beside her. Great write.
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I really like this piece. I have read the diary of Anne Frank and I love learning more and more about her. It was a very sad thing that happened, but she did say she wanted to go on living after her death, in that she accomplished. I never would have thought to writew a poem about her, you did a great job.
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Such
power and sadness in your words and how could there not be. This piece sent chills down my spine and brought tears to my eyes. In a strange way I also found it inspiring for if people had to go through this horror how bad can anything I face truly be. This is an amazing work of art. Great job bun.
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Oh my gosh!
Mommy, this is so beautiful, I don't even know what to write about the poem itself! You told the story in such a unique way...
A thought that's been on my mind for long... What would happen if Hitler had been born half a century later and had power in Germany right now...? Scary... I guess I would have ended up in one of those camps as I am not a so-called "Aryan"... It makes me feel terrible that there are still quite a lot of (Neo) Nazis in Germany today...
Sorry for this, I will stop now...
Never ever stop writing!
Lots of love,
Annie
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Very well written Good Luck in the Contest
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Anne Frank was on this planet for such a short time, but
she was so remaarkable. This poem is a great homage to her. Great write.
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What a beautifully written tribute
to such a little angel. I remember
there was a period in my life when
I did nothing but search out books
on Anne Frank. I absolutely love
this poem...you should be very proud.
Love, Lane
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great its just grea
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Nice-Write
A very good 'Tribute-Poem' to Anne Frank. Very well-written too. 'God Bless You'.Keep On Writing'.Love, Shirley an shaw-Raytown,mo.64133.................
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Excellent
From time to time throughout human history, God has lit a flickering candle to offer up hope for the ultimate victory of light over darkness. Anne Frank was a small but brilliant flame, that for a short while, pierced one of our darkest nights in our collective history. Well done.
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I am a bit perplexed what this has to do with Lenny Cohen - but it is quite touchingly written none the less. One point: the gulag reference is irrelevant.
PS: Applause.
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GREAT WORK HERE
As poets we put into words what others dream of and cant put into words . This was very well written -
Wow. I loved this. The way to told everything to us was without strong imagery, yet still painted pictures of her "soul" into our mind ... which is very skillful. Love how you seem to devote your words to a certain grammatical term ";" and balance everything on that ... making it descriptive original.. Brilliant work, best luck in the contest!! && your right - I did enjoy it!
~Ryan~
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I don't know what to say, this just was so vivid and such a tribute to Anne and a reminder of the horrors of her times, here we have one loving soul amidst all that hatred and 'inhumanity' as you wrote of. It is a reminder, lest we ever forget. Never Forget has been spoken often, but I wonder if our younger people know of this worst of times. Perhaps through Anne Frank, some of them do/will. Profoundly showing the Good vs. Evil within the more than horrible times Anne saw, what can one say?
Thank you for reminding us, bless you for writing this with such passion and care to remind us. 'Her Name was Anne' and she means so much. All the best to you,
michele
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oh wow. this was so shockingly beautiful. i wasn't expecting something like this...maybe about the diary of Anne Frank, but it's as if you brought her to life again, but made her unreachable. i'm still shaking my head in amazement!
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this is awesome. very good and I just finished rereading Anne Frank: Diary of a Young girl, so the timing for my seeing this was great.
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An inspirational and warmly written piece. I liked the repetition of "She was Anne". An outstanding tribute to a most beloved young girl. Bravo!
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Profoundly amazing! Excellent job and great write. I loved every word of it. The words just seemed to flow and as I read this I could feel the tears almost about to flow. Awesome emotion! Great tribute to Anne Frank. May everyone from that awful painful time period Rest In Peace!
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A wonderful and very moving tribute to Anne Frank. I've had the opportunity to visit the house where her family stayed in Amsterdam. Prejudice is such a killer, yet here you've made her come alive again through your words. The last stanza is amazing. Beautiful poetry.
~ Nicolette
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I encountered the most virulent anti-semite I've ever met today. When I told him the reason the Auschewitz rail-line wasn't bombed was because a bunch of ultra-right-wing generals weren't about to lose a couple dozen of their beautiful Protestant boys in blue over a couple tens of thousands of dirty jews- he told me to shut my filthy mouth. I've been walking around with a pit in my throat until the moment I read this poem.
This tribute, heartfelt, sensitive, simple, wrenching- was the best possible remedy for me. I feel absolutely fortified knowing that in this world there is senstivity and sorrow, and that something so long ago can still be encapsulated and immortalized in words so stirring. Thank you so very much.
Max -
Beautiful
I love the way you have incorporated reality and the untimate truth in with her and her own reality, both physically and emotionally. That shows your talent as not only a great poet but as a master with words to create imagery and emotion. All poets really are is players of words when it comes down to it. Fantastic my friend. ~Peace~Gar
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I could feel the majesty and royalty of her bloodline with your meticulous description of her ways.
good meter and form
Tamara
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Awesome
Incredible write! This poem is one of the rare things that has moved me in the past and present!
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a great tribute to ann frank
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oh gosh, anne looks so much like me when I was her age ... I wished I could show you the pics ... you knew that I would like this one, didn't you ? and you knew that I could identify with her so much for the reasons you know ...
and you knew that I had something to heal inside me right now, and that, through your poem, the tears would finally be set free ...
you know how to take care of people's hearts, my friend, and I thank you so mcuh for your gift ...
no need to add that this homage to anne frank is pure perfection in every way ...
marion (hannah)
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Wow..I think this is the best tribute I have read for our sweet heroine Anne, precious, and with such poignant and honest truths. Excellent..thank you for entering this.
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Profound, brilliant, deeply touching and though provoking. There is not one line that does not touch my heart. This is just an outstanding piece of work. Best wishes in the contest.. Blessings. Debby
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A wonderful piece to the memory of Anne Frank, what she must have witnessed in her short life, the terro she would have felt. You have penned this brilliantly Love, C
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Such a profound write, full of emotion. You have captured Anne Frank with such beauty, whilst writing the horror life she was subjected to. Such sadness overcomes me when I think after all she went through for so many years, she wasn't able to live free again.
'she was a star
from the family of David;
an outcast now
from society
that deemed her unworthy;
outlined by the yellow blaze
as the star
burnt itself out;'
Such powerful words here that encompass the hate that surrounded these people, yet your words have put her on history's pedestal so well.
All the best with this amazing write.
Gaylene
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i thought that was awesome. to look at her in the exact opposite light her oppressors saw her. as a human, with feelings and potential, and life. super job.
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Wow. I really enjoyed this. It takes great skill to fully capture a time in history such as this. The emotion and tone was very powerful, perfectly fitting Anne's sturggle. The metaphors were amazing...especially about the star of the family of David. Brilliant and truly inspired. There were some line breaks that struck me as harsh, but it seemed to have a purpose, but I'm not sure. Great imagery and allusion presented here. And the form/flow seemed so simple, but in a good way that I can't quite pinpoint. It seemed to reflect the innocence of this highly influential girl. You did a masterful job of depicting her and this tragic story. For this not only affected her, but millions of others...and you demonstrated that well, too! Lovely work. =)
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Wow, this is really awesome. So much feeling and wisdom.
Really awesome write,
Best of luck!
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great work :]
Great work, I really like it. It has a lot of emotion in it and it really says something unique. Great work, keep it up!
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Love this poem I loved the opening lines especially. i think anne could have been a great author, if only....*sighs*. great job for writing such a touching poem.
gracie
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