11-22-63 Haiku

Assassination is the extreme form of censorship. ~ George Bernard Shaw

Warm November day--
Shots fired at president
Blood stains on pink suit

Author's Note

America's innocence was ripped from her that balmy afternoon in November of '63.

Reviews

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

So sad...and so poignant. When you think of something like this in such simple, small term, like blood stains on a pink suit, the idea suddenly becomes so much more overwhelming, at least to me. Not much to say except...yeah...touching...

[Rebecca Buller]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, GF. In regards to Jackie's pink suit, her mother actually put it in a box & Jackie never looked upon it again. It's in a climate-controlled archive room in Maryland & I think the blood stains are still on it. Very sad.

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

That little morbid and morose tid-bit could be a poem in and of itself...I love it in its obvious and outright sadness...

[Rebecca Buller]

I think I just gave you some new subject matter. Or me. Or anyone:-) :-)

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

I thought on the idea, and then ending up writing something about getting taken away by men in white coats, so...go figure...lol

[Rebecca Buller]

Ha-ha! :-) :-)