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Joyce Johnson

Member Rara Avis

since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
Washington State

0 posted 2008-04-17 01:46 AM

It Was an Ordinary Day (Reposted from The Corner Pub on this anniversary)

It was an ordinary day
After weekend of some rest and play,
No reason to be filled with dread,
No inkling of that which was ahead.

Some studied and some greeted friends,
No omens and no dire portends.
No reason then to wonder why
Some would live on as others die.

Their beloved campus glowed with life
Without a hint of coming strife.
Until the shot and ricochet
It was an ordinary day.

Lulled by the interlude of peace
The students laughed with fear's release
Until the shots rang out again
And fellow students cried with pain.

They knew without a single doubt
Madness and mayhem were about.
They ran for safety from the sound.
They were the prey, he was the hound.

Thirty-two precious lives were lost;
Their loved ones left to bear the cost.
Before such evil came to stay
It was an ordinary day.

By: Joyce Johnson 4/16/07

2islander2
Member Ascendant

since 2008-03-12

Posts 6825
by the sea

1 posted 2008-04-17 04:00 AM

Hello Joyce, nice and moving writing...

yann

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

2 posted 2008-04-17 07:50 AM

Joyce~
As the news played the anniversary reports yesterday ... I was moved, once more, to tears~

What tragic losses~

I have always thought that as long as a perpetrator was going to end up taking his own sick life ... he should just use the first bullet on himself~

Thank you for the tenderness of your thoughts~

*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~
Email - noles1@totcon.com

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

3 posted 2008-04-17 11:18 AM

yes

very sad

Seoulair
Senior Member

since 2008-03-27

Posts 807
Seoul S.Korea

4 posted 2008-04-17 12:32 PM

sigh.

shyvl
Senior Member

since 2008-04-11

Posts 531
texas, usa

5 posted 2008-04-17 04:39 PM

Thank your for reminding Such tragedies should not be forgotten.
sharyn

Roniece Dawson-Bruce
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since 2000-01-29

Posts 5689
Sydney, Australia

6 posted 2008-04-18 07:50 AM

Joyce... your beautiful heartwords touched me... lives lost at a cost... thank you for remembering them to us here on the pages blue.... may they rest in peace.. love RDB

Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight.........

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