Little Boy and Fat Man
Acrostic about original 'WMDs' (see author's notes)27 total reviews
Comment from GracieAnn
Teafor, this is an acrostic expose of power going to a leader's head. Good use of historical data to clarify the acrostic's meaning. Overkill does not cover it. Revenge..tit for tat...egos inflating and innocent people were the pawns. Yes, Pearl Harbor was awful and the Japanese POW camps worse than Germany's, but the good die young caught in between. Tragedy. Powerful write. :0 GracieAnn
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2013
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Teafor, this is an acrostic expose of power going to a leader's head. Good use of historical data to clarify the acrostic's meaning. Overkill does not cover it. Revenge..tit for tat...egos inflating and innocent people were the pawns. Yes, Pearl Harbor was awful and the Japanese POW camps worse than Germany's, but the good die young caught in between. Tragedy. Powerful write. :0 GracieAnn
Comment Written 27-Aug-2013
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2013
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Thanks for weighing in on this one. I tried to keep it factual.
As an Aif Force vet my personal take is always difficult to
slant neutral... teafor2
Comment from Martin Chan
This poem "Little Boy and Fat Man" is written about two nuclear bombs dropped on two cities in Japan during WWII. The poem was written in Acrostic format. The theme is good and nicely presented.
reply by the author on 05-Aug-2013
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This poem "Little Boy and Fat Man" is written about two nuclear bombs dropped on two cities in Japan during WWII. The poem was written in Acrostic format. The theme is good and nicely presented.
Comment Written 05-Aug-2013
reply by the author on 05-Aug-2013
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Thanks for your read, honest comments and generous stars. teafor2
Comment from ravenblack
Scary fact- at the time,scientists were divided over whether the hydrogen bomb would set into motion a reaction that would continuously divide hydrogen atoms resulting in a chain of explosions that would essentially destroy the earth. There is also much debate as to whether it was necessary to drop the second. It was mainly done to scare off The Soviet Union. Well put together acrostic . But really, it was one of mankind's darkest moments.
reply by the author on 05-Aug-2013
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Scary fact- at the time,scientists were divided over whether the hydrogen bomb would set into motion a reaction that would continuously divide hydrogen atoms resulting in a chain of explosions that would essentially destroy the earth. There is also much debate as to whether it was necessary to drop the second. It was mainly done to scare off The Soviet Union. Well put together acrostic . But really, it was one of mankind's darkest moments.
Comment Written 05-Aug-2013
reply by the author on 05-Aug-2013
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Thanks for your read, insightful comments, shared sentiments,
additional commentary and generous stars. teafor2
Comment from emjaihammond
This is an effective acrostic. It concerns a very tender subject. As it was way back when, with freedom and American lives at stake Truman did what he thought would save lives and end a war where we had been attacked, and they weren't playing. I hate the thought of what it did to all the innocent lives in Japan. I really do, as I have known well people whose parents lived through that time, losing family in Japan. I certainly fear things may have turned out differently without it. I only wish we targeted the truly guilty and those bent on our destruction, instead of the innocent.
reply by the author on 05-Aug-2013
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This is an effective acrostic. It concerns a very tender subject. As it was way back when, with freedom and American lives at stake Truman did what he thought would save lives and end a war where we had been attacked, and they weren't playing. I hate the thought of what it did to all the innocent lives in Japan. I really do, as I have known well people whose parents lived through that time, losing family in Japan. I certainly fear things may have turned out differently without it. I only wish we targeted the truly guilty and those bent on our destruction, instead of the innocent.
Comment Written 05-Aug-2013
reply by the author on 05-Aug-2013
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Thanks for your discerning read, candid comments, emphatic
sentiments and generous rating. teafor2
Comment from Louise Michelle
Actually, I think Japan did waste a lot of time and lives before signing the truce. You have written a great acrostic poem - every chosen word makes sense, nothing is forced. Hugs, Lou
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2013
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Actually, I think Japan did waste a lot of time and lives before signing the truce. You have written a great acrostic poem - every chosen word makes sense, nothing is forced. Hugs, Lou
Comment Written 04-Aug-2013
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2013
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Thanks for your read, honest comments, shared sentiments and
generous rating. teafor2
Comment from Jaq Cee
70,000 lives needlessly lost in yet another misguided war. The Atomic bomb is the ultimate WMD indeed.
Very well written acrostic t42. Nice to be able to review you again. :) Jaq xx
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2013
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70,000 lives needlessly lost in yet another misguided war. The Atomic bomb is the ultimate WMD indeed.
Very well written acrostic t42. Nice to be able to review you again. :) Jaq xx
Comment Written 04-Aug-2013
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2013
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Thanks for your read, emphatic comments and gracious
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Thanks for your read, emphatic comments and gracious
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Having some problems with my editor, sorry!
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No probs t42 :) xx
Comment from Gungalo
Minds of top Japanese officials for
A decisive end to WWII: bombing of
Nagasaki's seaport...a truce maker!
What a wonderful write Tea. It seems they would have had enough with the first bomb. But, whoever said they were smart failed. They are smart now though, they'll overtake us in our own country.
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2013
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Minds of top Japanese officials for
A decisive end to WWII: bombing of
Nagasaki's seaport...a truce maker!
What a wonderful write Tea. It seems they would have had enough with the first bomb. But, whoever said they were smart failed. They are smart now though, they'll overtake us in our own country.
Comment Written 03-Aug-2013
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2013
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Thanks for your attentive read, gracious comments, honest
sentiments and candid observation. teafor2
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Smile you. I am.
Comment from Zue65
I appreciate the acrostic little boy and fat man. The notes helped a lot to understand the background of the poem. No one likes war for sure, and it is frustrating to end it at the cost of so many lives. Talking of the choice between the means and the greater good of humanity, it is a tough choice really. God bless.
reply by the author on 03-Aug-2013
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I appreciate the acrostic little boy and fat man. The notes helped a lot to understand the background of the poem. No one likes war for sure, and it is frustrating to end it at the cost of so many lives. Talking of the choice between the means and the greater good of humanity, it is a tough choice really. God bless.
Comment Written 03-Aug-2013
reply by the author on 03-Aug-2013
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Thanks for your read, gracious comments, honest sentiments and
generoust stars. teafor2
Comment from Cookie333
Well, that was a unique way to recount historical information. I am quite fearful of history, phobic you might say. I blame a nasty man, my high school teacher who demanded that we memorize names and dates only-I never had a good teacher connect the dots for me.
this piece was truly a unique acrostic
thank you for sharing with us,
k
reply by the author on 03-Aug-2013
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Well, that was a unique way to recount historical information. I am quite fearful of history, phobic you might say. I blame a nasty man, my high school teacher who demanded that we memorize names and dates only-I never had a good teacher connect the dots for me.
this piece was truly a unique acrostic
thank you for sharing with us,
k
Comment Written 03-Aug-2013
reply by the author on 03-Aug-2013
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Thanks for your read, honest personal experience, gracious
comments and generous rating. At one time I was a certified
subsitute teacher: I used the acrostic exactly as you noted,
but to recount and impart any information I could work into
this genre. It worked out quite well and the students loved
them and learned the information without actually studying :))
Comment from cheyennewy
Hi T,
You have written a superb acrostic about a point in our history that will never be forgotten. I imagine President Truman never had a good nights sleep after that. You have chosen the perfect words to express the gravity of this event. Good alliteration in less/lives, the flow is smooth and my regret is I used my last six. Well done...chey
reply by the author on 03-Aug-2013
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Hi T,
You have written a superb acrostic about a point in our history that will never be forgotten. I imagine President Truman never had a good nights sleep after that. You have chosen the perfect words to express the gravity of this event. Good alliteration in less/lives, the flow is smooth and my regret is I used my last six. Well done...chey
Comment Written 03-Aug-2013
reply by the author on 03-Aug-2013
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Thanks for regreting use of your last six: just the mere mention from you that my effort deserved that type of rating is good enough for me :)) Your attention/support mean more to me than
some old rating...t
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Every time I give out my last six I am sorry!
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Don't ever be sorry for following your re-
viewing heart when awarding sixes. We need to petition Tom (or somebody) for more! t
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I think we need more sixers too. They did make a change a year or so as we used to get only 4 and could give a poet 1 per month. But it's still not enough...chey
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I agree wholeheartly...I feel a petition is
in order :))) t
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me too!
