NaPM April 8 2014

[Keith]

Chris,

That reminds me of I think "Peter the Great" who actually used "Boyars" as chess pieces, or something similar to chess. some kind of war game. Nice subtle touch with the "new moon", too dark top fight.
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That's nice elle, connecting the past to the future. The only thing I really remember about the fire drills (we didn't bomb drills) is being happy we were getting out of school for awhile...of course I always got in trouble for not staying in place, or standing still. I couldn't help it, I had ants in my pants!
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Wow Kieth, that's a stark and disturbing picture of what I assume is the Holocaust. Could I query why you used the French word for slaughterhouse? This is a haunting image:

"lambs press their faces,
bleating through wooden slats,
sheep look on above them, lost."

Dale

S2 & S3 relate to the holocaust and yes it is rather blunt but once I had gone down that path anything lighter seemed a disservice. S1 is the Normandy landings of the allied troops hence my use of abattoir it is also a commonly used word in the uk. Thank you for the comments Dale much appreciated, Keith