Korean War

By
Gene Novogrodsky
– June 25, 2010Posted in: Local Writers & Poets

Sixty years ago
The junior high school
Principal told us
to say The Lord’s Prayer,
Think of Christ and
Support the troops in
Korea.
 
We did.
We knew nothing
Of millions of dead
Koreans, thousands
Of dead Americans.
 
The principal controlled
The morning announcements.
The generals controlled
The blood in heat and cold.
 
We went to class.
We went home.
We heard the same principal
The next day.

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About Gene Novogrodsky

Eugene “Gene” Novogrodsky has lived in the Rio Grande Valley in Brownsville for 21 years. He is a co-founder of the Narciso Maritinez Cultural Arts Center Writers Forum in San Benito. He says he has rarely been published; he fears rejection! Instead he loves to read his work in Savory Perks, in the Writers forum, and the Valley International Poetry Festival events. What he enjoys most is reading to several friends, or even strangers in small groups. He is married to his friend and companion, Ruth E. Wagner, who is also a poet and craftsperson. He does write letters to both print and online publications and has been a good friend to Writers of the Rio Grande.