Gayathri Santhosh
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Free verse 1 minute read Published 2024

Free Verse Poem

Note: This poem is based on the book Farewell to Manzanar

The sound of engines filled the air

Light glistening on the ocean blue

The calm right before a storm

No one ever saw it coming

When it struck, they all scrambled

With nowhere to go, they surrendered

Off to Manzanar they were sent

To be interned, protected, and remembered

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