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It's very sad, indeed. I only quite recently discovered where my mother's brother's grave is in France. He'd been buried somewhere else in 1943, then later, much later, moved to a new German Military cemetary. Unfortunately I found this out after my mother's death. The poem reflects the horrors of war. The photographs reminded me of the families, like mine, not knowing.

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Beautiful in English thank you. Poignant and haunting and still (sadly) fitting for our times.

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This is so, so, sad Stephan. I cannot believe we are seeing European trench warfare in 2024. My heart feels so broken.

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It is quite unbelievable, isn't it?

Don't be afraid, that's all I can--could--add.

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Oops oh no!

I was just reading the poem aloud to my family and found a typo: In excuciating hours

>excruciating

(thanks again)

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What was your family's reaction (to the poem, not to the typo), if I may ask?

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Very sad and I showed them the photos.

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-Everyone is disgusted and sickened by what is happening in Ukraine - it is very painful to see what Europe is going through with men getting chased around and blown up by high tech drones in WWI trenches.

-No more brother wars.

-Silence and sadness.

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Thanks for alerting me to the typo; I've fixed it!

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A good addition. I am not afraid at all, just very sad. Thank you for sharing the poetry of your grandfather with us.

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Like

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War. Always ugly

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