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 Did You Know... ...that 20 - 30 minutes after the atomic bomb was dropped, black rain began to fall in a wide area stretching from downtown Hiroshima to the nothwest? ...that fires caused by the bomb killed thousands of people? ...that large amounts of fallout, referred to as "Ashes of Death," were contained in the black rain in the form of radioactive soot and dust? |
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Hiroshima: Post A-bomb
(International Schools Cyber Fair 1998 Project)
Poems for Two Voices
The following poems about Hiroshima, the A-bomb, War, and Peace were written near the end of our Hiroshima Unit. To read them one person should read the statement on the left, another person should read the statements on the right, and both people read the statements in the middle. Start at the top right and then work your way down the poem line by line. We hope you enjoy them.
Index of Poems
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Poem 4 |
| Japanese | Both | Japanese |
| On a sunny morning of August 6, 1945, I looked up towards the sky | ||
| I saw a flash of different colors, followed by a boom! | ||
| HIROSHIMA WAS DESTROYED | ||
| Fighting, killing | ||
| Destroying everything | ||
| WAR! | ||
| Our loved ones died because of the bomb | ||
| Mothers, Fathers, and Friends all died | ||
| EVERYTHING WAS GONE | ||
| After the bomb, Hiroshima declared peace | ||
| Cranes are now spreading peace... | ||
| ACROSS THE WORLD |
| American | Both | Japanese |
| Pacific War | ||
| Asian Expansion | ||
| WAR | ||
| Wining | ||
| Devastated by battle | ||
| CAN'T AGREE | ||
| Developing the atomic bomb | ||
| Too proud to surrender | ||
| THE END IS COMING | ||
| Bomb dropped | ||
| Forced to surrender | ||
| OCCUPATION | ||
| Assisting the wounded | ||
| Slowly rebuilding | ||
| PEACE |
| American | Both | Japanese |
| Beautiful morning...go to work unsuspecting | ||
| Anola Guy...overlooking Hiroshima searching for the target | ||
| 8:15 A.M. | ||
| Hear airplane...look upward shielding my eyes | ||
| I release the atomic bomb from our aircraft | ||
| BLINDING LIGHT | ||
| Unconsciousness...shock...I walk in a daze | ||
| Happy...the Japanese finally got what they deserved | ||
| EVERYTHING GOES UP IN SMOKE | ||
| Anger towards the Americans...they, who caused us such pain and despair | ||
| I feel proud as I look back at the clouds of ash...the houses burning...and the destruction | ||
| HATE | ||
| I cannot walk without hurting, yet my feelings are numb | ||
| I do feel some regret, but I keep in mind we are fighting a war...revenge | ||
| WAR | ||
| Time has passed now...slowly I realize that the Americans are not my enemy...but war itself | ||
| Regret...sadness...and foolishness...all thoughts that go through my head when I remember that day | ||
| RESOLVE | ||
| I am now full of hope for the rebirth of peace and the prevention of war | ||
| Though I cannot change the past, I know I will never do such a thing again | ||
| PEACE | ||
| Japanese | Both | Americans |
| Give them what we got...Pearl Harbor is avenged | ||
| Innocent people...we didn't do anything | ||
| IT WAS WAR | ||
| Grateful children...Happy soldiers | ||
| Screaming babies...Worried parents | ||
| FAMILIES REUNITED | ||
| It saved Americans so we can lead good lives | ||
| It killed thousands of us...We live in hell now | ||
| SO MANY HAVE DIED | ||
| It ended the war...This was the only way | ||
| We wanted to stop it...Wasn't there another way? | ||
| IT ENDED THE WAR | ||
| We are the U.S.A....A powerful country | ||
| We are Japan...A dying country | ||
| DEFEATED | ||
| Highest country...Help the oppressed | ||
| Merciless people...Kill the weak | ||
| OCCUPATION | ||
| Savage people...Attacked without warning | ||
| We're a higher country...Helped the oppressed | ||
| WE'RE SO DIFFERENT | ||
| It couldn't be helped | ||
| It shouldn't have happened | ||
| IT WAS WAR |