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Saturday, August 09, 2008

accent

I first posted this a year ago. This year, I was away on August 6, so this is a late posting of what I'll offer annually as a commemoration

where do we
put the accent—
Hiroshima

5 Comments:

Blogger polona said...

i remember this one... but it still speaks volumes

11:04 AM  
Blogger Tikkis said...

I suppose that 34°23′N 132°27′E is not so wise answer ?-(

But a strong text!

12:16 PM  
Blogger Bill said...

Thanks, polona and tikkis.

7:05 PM  
Blogger jem said...

Good one. Hard to do this kind of haiku well, not get trite or over agendaed. You've done very well. Striking and poignant.

1:45 AM  
Blogger Bill said...

Thank you, jem. "overagendaed" is nicely put.

2:35 PM  

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