Remnants: Auschwitz Comments

A masterful poem on difficult subject. Fresh images, juxtaposition of opposites to make your point, subtle, not preachy.

Whilst serving in Germany we spent a day at Belsen-Bergen. On the way there the bus was full of typical squaddie humour and banter, talk of football, pubs, girls etc. On the way back? Silent.52 grown men and boys on a bus for two hours. Silent. Just like the birds.

A vivid poem with so many stark images. 'They went naked into the shower room/ clutching the soap/ they would never use' says everything. The contrast with the Governor's wife's 'paradise' highlights this unforgivable horror. A heartfelt history lesson in one impacting poem. S

Horrible events that happened during the World War 11 always marked the terrifying remnants to those who still have the ability to recall... and tell it to the new generation! Sad but reality, a 10.