The Lost Souls Of Summer Poem by Brian Stafford

The Lost Souls Of Summer

Rating: 4.4


The hordes had gathered,
from far and wide;
With great anticipation,
for what was to behold;
Buoyant from the night,
with moments to treasure;
All filled with excitement,
euphoria and joy;
Most take their magic home,
yet some were about to fall;
Taken in a moment of madness,
confusion and terror;
Memories that were gathered,
now taste bittersweet;
We will always remember,
the lost souls of summer.

Monday, March 18, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: tragedy
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Dedicated to the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing, May 22nd,2017.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kim Barney 22 May 2019

A very nice tribute to the victims of the bombing. Congratulations on having it selected as member poem of the day! However, the word you want in the first line is HORDES, not HOARDS.

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Bernard F. Asuncion 22 May 2019

A touching poem of the day. Congrats, sir Brian for being selected........10+++++++++++++

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Edward Kofi Louis 22 May 2019

Memories that were gathered! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Lorraine Colon 20 March 2019

A touching poem about a horrendous event. Your words serve as a memorial for all the lives that were lost, but not forgotten.

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A wonderful tribute to the victims of the Manchester Arena Bombing; the deadlies terrorist attack and the first suicide bombing in the United Kingdom. May this write, will in one way or another, gives solace to the bereaved families. Yes, humanity and history will always remember the innocent victims of this heinous crime. Congratulations for having this poem chosen as Poem Of The Day.

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Julia Luber 01 August 2019

Almost has the feel of a sixties CA surfer movie when they would party too hard and then surf drunk and somebody would get too wild and die.

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Tom Allport 22 May 2019

A powerful write of a terrible night.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 22 May 2019

I still remember how it happened, so many parents lost their kids, the darkest day of their lives. Today two years ago. We were all shocked, so many youth died...............An excellent Dedication to the victims of the Manchester Arena Bombing. Congratulations on being chosen as The Member Poem Of The Day. We must never forget this! 10

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Savita Tyagi 22 May 2019

These sad events keep happing again and again, here and there......sour memories keep getting collected touching us, forcing us to express the tragic situation that most of us watch helplessly. Congratulations on such a heartfelt write,

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Typo.. deadliest terrorist attack.....

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Brian Stafford

Brian Stafford

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