Tramway granite from near Aioi Bridge
target of first atomic bomb
on Hiroshima City
6 August 1945 8:15am
stone stayed
silk burned
odor of charred meat or burning hair
I took note of this at the Vatican Museum
A Stone for Peace
from Hiroshima
displayed on the wall
carved into stone is Kannon
Goddess of Mercy
who prays for eternal peace
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dVerse prompt on war— in 1991, 188 slabs were individually hand carved to be distributed by Stone for Peace Association of Hiroshima.
wordshophop 
This was fascinating.
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~~ eternal peace. Will mankind ever know it. An awesome poem ….
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I love the thought of the monument for peace rather than war memorials
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