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They came at daybreak, olive green
their uniforms, a soldiers' truck.
They stopped at fourteen houses briefly,
and no discussion, and no sounds.
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I don't have the words to praise this theme so beautifully dealt with. But I feel strangely cleansed by reading it.
A very difficult subject; you handled it with great sensitivity. I agree with Rich Hanson that the last stanza sings nicely.
well told, and a powerful last stanza summed it up powerfully.
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8/20/2025 7:51:26 PM # 1.0.0
You've written this very sensitively, Herbert and your last verse says it all and says it well. Chrissie