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Death Train

Destined for the gas chamberWar came to an endLiberated, free at lastFree, their lives to mend…. Don MatthewsAugust 2021

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryAugust 11, 2021Posted inHistorical photosTags:death train, jews, liberation, poetry, prisoners, war4 Comments on Death Train

Still Standing – Just

Withstood the heat and mighty wind(But knocked me round a bit)I thought I saw a mushroomThen wondered what I’d hit?…. Don MatthewsAugust 2021

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryAugust 10, 2021August 10, 2021Posted inHistorical photosTags:atomic bomb, mannequin, poetry7 Comments on Still Standing – Just

Segregation

I’m waiting at the counterFor my bacon/eggsThe counter’s segregatedBlacks treated like dregs…. Don MatthewsAugust 2021

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryAugust 9, 2021Posted inHistorical photosTags:blacks, elvis presley, poetry, segregation4 Comments on Segregation

Starlet

Standing at the windowPeering through at meGuess I am the starletThey have come to see…. Don MatthewsAugust 2021

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryAugust 7, 2021Posted inHistorical photosTags:fans, marilyn monroe, media, poetry, shopping, starlet5 Comments on Starlet

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