Dachau, Which Is So Even in June: A Reflection on Sorrow and th

Dachau, Which Is So Even in June: A Reflection on Sorrow and the Arts

Now when it rains in Dachau, well that's how things ought to be
And I've seen rain in Dachau falling on the bourgeoisie
And their pretty progeny kicking puddles in the grit
Near plaques inscribed "Nie Wieder" (but I'm not believing it)

They built a crematorium of mortar, brick, and wood
The trees that stand beside it grow much greener than they should
They tend a tiny garden to remind that life goes on
Where vibrant flowers blossom in a verdant, well kept lawn

But if a painter came here he would paint it all in grays
Dutifully to represent how much his conscience weighs
And furthermore I speculate what kinds of notes one writes
When composing a concerto which tells of Dachau's nights

I find my inclinations leaning generally towards
Dirges penned in three two time, diminished fifths and minor chords
With snare drums backing cellos and a lone contrabassoon
To suit the tone of Dachau, which is so even in June.

• On Tuesday, February 5, 2008, Nill (133) wrote:
  
  Fuck the Holocaust Industry. It's a book look it up. Forget the author's name. But he's a jew and his mom was in Dachau. his dad in Auschwitz. Bunch of american jews capitalized on the execution of 5.2, yes 6 is overblown, jews who died of which only 125,000 survived the actual holocaust, meaning those in the holocaust of those approximate 125,000 only about 80,000 made it out alive within a month. Refer to The extermination of european jewry. I forget the author. But his was the first primary investigation into the scale and such and such of the holocaust circa approx. 1963. Yes. No one talked about it untill about the eighties where it became tow the rope or you're an anti-semite. Y? Litte thing called yom Kippur. Big war. Israel needed justification for being war criminals.
  
  
• On Tuesday, February 5, 2008, Nill (133) wrote:
  
  p.s. there is no talk about the Roma who had 2/3 their population exterminated. Nor the almost millions of soviet POW's who were starved to death instead of mercifully shot like some jews were.
  
  
• On Monday, November 20, 2006, SamoneDrone (348) wrote:
  
  Your words were thought out so well, and ever so vivid. This is an impressive poem. ....-samone
  
  
• On Thursday, February 3, 2005, Velvet_Raventon (654) wrote:
  
  I never get tired of reading this work, it's one of the most beautiful poems ever written. ~V.
  
  
• On Tuesday, September 14, 2004, Naked_Faerie (153) wrote:
  
  Your diction is always impressive...it's nice to see something besides "cat, bat, hat" but the rhyme still flows like a waterfall and there are never any words used out of context(just for the sake of throwing i a big word, like so many people do)~Faerie~
  
  
• On Saturday, May 1, 2004, Dancing_Monkey (1550) wrote:
  
  aha.. *points at the gray strokes*
  
  
• On Sunday, February 1, 2004, Lydia Jade (1050) wrote:
  
  title was cut off a bit lol but the content made up for it fully!! ~Lydia~
  
  
• A former member wrote: I love this! The descriptions are haunting, and the instrument descriptions-scrumptious!
  
  
• On Wednesday, May 14, 2003, diavolessa (250) wrote:
  
  i have been there, on a "tourist" visit! I remember crying for a few days. The poem brings back the memory...
  
  
• On Saturday, March 22, 2003, Bast (813) wrote:
  
  I like it, it's threatening and disturbing. Yummy poem...
  
  
• On Monday, March 17, 2003, Jonas (820) wrote:
  
  an excellent work, stark and naked you've left this place. the poem is in all grays... but you've dyed the leaves of the trees a vibrant, but menacing green.