62 years ago I was liberated,
I still remember that day:
Skeletons walking through the camp
Searching for food and water
But there was none.
The German Nazi guards fled,
Cowards they were,
But by then everyone knew the truth:
We would all be dead very soon.
An army truck pulled up to the gates.
Was it the Germans come back to kill us?
Delirious as we were, some of us were curiouse to see who it was, I among many.
If it was the Germans, we would be dead,
But the hands of death were already wrapped around us.
"Free, You are Free!"
Cried many of these strange men,
But we could not understand.
A soldier then came up to me,
His brown eyes very kind.
He said in German that the war was over, Hitler was dead
And we were free.
62 years ago I was liberated,
And now all these years later,
I still remember that kind soldiers face.
A contest entry
- Dachau. by LittleAnn.
750 points, ended May 18, 2007, 11 entries
Gold trophy winner
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You have done a wonderful job with this piece and I truley loved the images you have portrayed with your fabulous words. Good l;uck in the contest.
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this is so beautiful, it shows how happy someone who was in a concentration camp felt as they were able to leave.
Good Luck!
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Then all hope for a better world is not lost, when a 13 year old can write a poem about Dachau as if she had been truly there. I am 62, born in candle light in the hungry winter of 1944 in The Netherlands.
Congrats on a well deserved gold.
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This is amazing! The poetic value is perfect but the image is unbelievable. How did you do this? You weren’t alive when this happened; neither was I..
Very well done!
Love,
Amera
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Thank you for entering my contest and sharing this poem!
I really like the third line, and the whole poem was quite good...
What I didn't really like was the lack of punctuation, but of course it is your poem and I can't tell you how to do it!
Are you sure you mean 52 and not 62 years ago though?
Anyways, well done!
Keep on writing!
I wish you good luck!
Annie
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yeah...umm math and grammer are my worst subjects but its fixed now...I think.
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this is moving, something that shows hope and strength, i mean you did a great job on this, keep it flowing and good luck in the contest. this is moving
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