Excellent A contest entry... Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 by Dick Waters Remembering Pearl Harbor writing prompt entry

December 6 – A date, just like any other date December 7 – A date, that will live forever in memory Ocean waves coming ashore Plane waves coming on shore Sun creeping into the sky Sun on wings hovering in the sky Birds signaling a beautiful morning Bullets and bombs ruining the day A peaceful green island paradise A red and yellow horror scene Men and women previously strangers Men and women dying for each other A country living peacefully each day A country begins to fight for each day Families praying for their loved ones Families mourning their loved ones Great ships floating in the harbor Great ships settling to the bottom Men and women were just human beings Men and women were made into heroes Pearl harbor was previously just another military base Following December 7, it became a memorial to those who sacrificed Our leaders never saw that danger coming Do our leaders see other dangers approaching? Writing Prompt Write a poem of any style and any length that commemorates the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Poetry only/Nonfiction Black font Author Notes Following December 7, 1941- two family members met in Pearl Harbor. He was a pilot and she was a nurse, they dated, and fell in love. I married the result of that love affair. They both are inurned now at Arlington cemetery in VA. Something great did happen because of that 12/7 event. Written for Dan, my step-son.

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