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The “Little Boy” produced
An alien looking cloud.
The devastating ‘mushroom’
Took a second, and….
Everything faded into
Oblivion.
Written as a tribute to all those innocent lives of Hiroshima and shared with Poets United‘s Midweek Motif ~Hiroshima
On August 6, 1945, during World War II (1939-45), an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people; tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure. Three days later, a second B-29 dropped another A-bomb on Nagasaki, killing an estimated 40,000 people. Japan’s Emperor Hirohito announced his country’s unconditional surrender in World War II in a radio address on August 15, citing the devastating power of “a new and most cruel bomb.”
Courtesy : History.com
Scattered Thoughts 
We need to remember so that we don’t commit it again!
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really heart-touching maniparna…Kudos to you
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Nice.
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Your poem is short but powerful. You make a clear point. Thank you.
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The word oblivion sums the who thing up in a mushroom cloud
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Such an event can only truly be captured by poetry. You did it very well.
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Very touching! Sad!
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I think you succeeded in capturing the intensity of the horror in those lines. The scale of destruction sends shivers down my spine even today.
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solemn piece of tribute to the bombing of Hiroshima, very touching.
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“the little boy” wow! its heavy and sad!! leaves some goosebumps behind!!
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Reminds me of the movie”The Day After”., it starts with the devastation after a nuclear holocaust and a voice Overheard “Is anybody there?”
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One moments perfectly captured, nicely done
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They say everything is fair in love and war…but this act was nothing close to fair…it was a “war crime” an unspeakable crime….thanks to mankind and its resilience…nonetheless we only hope to learn from this past gruesome act that ended in irreparable damage to every innocent soul that lost their lives that day. Your poem has just 2 sentence that has the exact impact that the bomb had, but not a devastating one definitely…..
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I wonder how the developers – and the detonators – of those bombs went on with their lives. Did they rest easy, or were they haunted by what they had done? You got right to the heart of it – so well done.
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a sad sad day for all humanity… but strangely enough have you seen the same country now preaches humanity and love etc USA i mean .. what an irony
sad
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aren’t we all petrified?…ugh..
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it is a bit stomach turning to think of all the life snuffed out right then in an instant…..
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Let me not live to see another one.
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How very poignant ‘the little boy’ is ..what a terrible name to have been given to such an act…we seem to have a capacity for transferring guilt upon innocents..powerful piece..
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Very sensitive and delicate words.
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You brought me right to the center, knocking me out with little boy in short lines, a short poem, seconds.
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Hoping that the history wont be repeated!
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So many innocent lives were lost…Something we seem to have forgotten…
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My 1 minute of silence for the lost souls and dreams. Hope this never happens
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I hope this never happens again anywhere
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I hope this never happens again.
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sad .. 😦 .. beautifully expressed though 🙂
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Very sad and condemnable incident but your words are heart wrenching Mani.
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The darkest chapter in human history – World War II. Hitler’s genocide and this one.
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The lines seem tailor made for the image and are as heartfelt as possible.. you did it again,- weaving perfection with twines of words,image,emotion and beauty … wonderful.
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Sad right? But beautifully expressed in your words
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Just wondering how powerful a nuclear bomb could be.
Have a great day 🙂
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hard hitting!
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The saddest incident to remember. Beautifully presented Maniparna….
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Very sad incident, but we cannot change the history.
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Heartfelt words Mani…..
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Manipana, this post is your another artistic marvel, hugs to you! Tc.
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Thanks a lot Ruchi … ❤ you
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🙂 xoxo
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