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The Gift of Love in The Face of Tragedy
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The Gift of Love in The Face of Tragedy |
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rosepetals25
since 2000-05-31
Posts 3076PA 
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The Gift of Love in The Face of Tragedy We watched with saddened hearts As they documented the horror Of terrorism, hate.. the unspeakable Our eyes burned with thousands of tears For those who were so unfairly taken Mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers The brave, heaven sent rescuers who Lost their lives so others would live Fear and doubt struck our country In a simple sweep of quiet fate But in the face of tragedy We gained knowledge of love. Millions of outstretched hands Offering the comfort and help Without a single second thought Our country pulled together strong The bond of humanity and love Shining brighter than ever before Hearts opening, prayers whispered In a time of confusion, anger Love comforts our nations loss I am today more than ever So proud to hold my head high And say I am from the USA The land of promise The land of freedom And the land of love. TaraB [This message has been edited by rosepetals25 (edited 09-29-2001).] |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
indeed. . . pride is renewed. . . excellent words my friend. . . well done. . .  ----------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
RosePetals~ This is a lovely written piece~ Thank you for sharing your thoughts~ *Hugs* ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Yes love and concern and energy and compassion...you have to be inspired and amazed and love the response...James |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
I believe our pride is unrivaled in the world today. No one gives as much as we do. Nicely said. All writing comes |
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sunshinemist Senior Member
since 2001-09-29
Posts 595Fl. sunshines early mist |
Rose Petals, Very nicely written. Thank you for sharing. Nice to meet you too! :-) Warm smiles, Sunshinemist |
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rosepetals25
since 2000-05-31
Posts 3076PA |
Sven - Thank you for visiting again.. I smile when I see your responses  Marge - Thank you for taking the time to stop in and read them. James - I am amazed.. you don't realize how much love exsists. You always hear about the bad .. crimes and so on. It is nice to see people pull together. Thanks for stopping in. Lone Wolf - Yes I agree. We are a very proud country. Thank you Sunshinemist - First welcome to Passions  Second... it's nice to meet you too. And third I love your name hehe And last.. thank you for stopping in to read. TaraB |
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NapalmsConstantlyConfused
since 2001-05-15
Posts 529 |
hmmmmmmm. what can i say, dear? once again, you have used your magnificent talent for distilling the vast and complex down to simple feeling, and as always, i am stunned by the result. lyrical and beautiful. (to be fair, i am kinda biased.) -He Who Would Use Animated Smileys If He Wasn't Too Lazy To Figger Out How To Do It. I Love The Smell Of Napalm In The AM! |
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Auguste
since 2000-02-16
Posts 3953By the sea |
Tara, You spoke what so many of us feel in our hearts. This is a great country and only proved how great it truly is in the face of this national tragedy. Excellent work, my friend and I too am proud to be an American. Michael Michael Auguste~ |
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rosepetals25
since 2000-05-31
Posts 3076PA |
NCC -  Yes you are biased..and incredibly sweet  Love you dear Auguste - Thank you for sweet words. I'm so glad you enjoyed *hugs* |
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