Wednesday 7 August 2013





Anne Frank

I saw her writing in the annex
Believe me, holding a brook
Streaming words fluttering alive
        Flowing towards futurity
I saw her making little knick- knacks
Trust me, with flaming light  
Luminous trifles emitting love
      Waving towards eternity
Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
With all its attempt to put her out
Utterly failed but could not help
    Transporting her to immortality




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36 comments:

  1. Though much of the time she worked in the dark and lived the darkest of dark, her words have found the light of day and will live forever!

    A moving poem here.

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    1. Yes Mary, Anne will live forever.
      Thank you for your inspiring comment.

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  2. Look for your blog on the Poets United blogroll shortly. Smiles.

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    1. Thank you for your stopping by and a nice comment.

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    1. Thanks for visiting my blog and your comment.. :)

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  5. Sumana,

    Having visted the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam; then I could connect well with your words and with the subject...Seeing those little knick-knacks and her actual diary, impacted upon me greatly...

    Eileen

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    1. Anne's heart-rending tale always triggers a sort of indignation and I am overwhelmed with sadness. You must have felt the same visiting Anne Frank house. Thank you for your comment.

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  6. I like the line" waving towards eternity". :) keep up you write nice poems.

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  7. ...ah, your admiration & memories of her are more than enough to grant her immortality... loved this... much enjoyed... smiles...

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  8. Through her writings she portrays a vision of hope in the midst of perhaps the greatest sufferings. Lovely write up!! :)

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    1. Anne bore so much smilingly......love her spirit.
      Thank you Panchalidi for the nice comment.

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  9. Transporting to immorality. Anne is immortalised but the sufferings and pain she had to undergo in the basement is indeed sad.

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    1. Thanks Kalpana for your comment. You are right. What an unusual life she had!

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  10. Great subject for a poem. Love that she was "transported to immortality".

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    1. The child wanted to go on living after her death..........Thank you Sherry for your comment.

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  11. So true. Her light continues to shine so pure and real as well as you have written this ode to Anne.

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    1. Thank you Mishla for your wonderful words.

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  12. A wonderful ode to a wonderful person!

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    1. Thank you Akila for stopping by and a nice comment.

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  13. Anne gave hope to a time that held little for many and has become a symbol of the indomitable human spirit. Thank you for this one,

    Elizabeth

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  14. Thank you Elizabeth. I do agree. Anne was the embodiment of strength.

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  15. Her strength shines through this piece!

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  16. Oh, I love this...believe me!

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  17. Thank you Karen. Anne is inspiration herself.

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  18. So true that it immortalised her. Very nicely written.

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  19. What a lovely tribute to Anne Frank!

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