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pmcfadd
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0 posted 2011-09-11 10:43 AM


Sept 11th

Today I saw a lady cry,
I saw death come from the sky,
People trapped in burning buildings,
Firemen rush inside to save them,
Clouds of smoke and debris,
Anguished cries of agony.

Today I saw a lady cry,
She had to watch her children die,
Tears were falling down like rain,
Life will never be the same.

Today I saw a lady cry,
and yet her torch she still held high,

And as I gazed upon it,
It was blinding like the sun,
For it was the torch of justice,
and justice will be done.


Yesterday I saw a nation cry
She heard her children say goodbye
Trapped inside a burning flame
The messages were all he same
I love you!

This is a repost from 10 years ago and an additional verse from today.


[This message has been edited by pmcfadd (09-12-2011 01:37 AM).]

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Sunshine
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1 posted 2011-09-11 10:46 AM


Welcome to Passions.

Your writing is welcome today, in memory
of this very historical, however
sorrowful day.

Please, check your email for a
Very Special Greeting.

"The business of the poet...is to show the sorriness underlying the grandest things and the grandeur underlying the sorriest things." Thomas Hardy

icebox
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2 posted 2011-09-11 10:58 AM


Welcome to PiP!


JerryPat2
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3 posted 2011-09-11 12:01 PM


Good tribute. Great to start out with this for your first post.

~~ "Government is not reason; it is not eloquent. It is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." --George Washington ~~

ThisDiamond
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4 posted 2011-09-11 03:07 PM


Welcome, thank you for sharing your poetry
ebonygirl
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5 posted 2011-09-11 04:20 PM


Welcome to pip, Thank you for your poem,
Ms. E

pmcfadd
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6 posted 2011-09-12 01:35 AM


Thank you for comments
I am more of a returning member than new.
I wanted to post this on the 10th anniversary

serenity blaze
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7 posted 2011-09-12 01:52 AM


I was thinking earlier, that today was a piercing reminder that an entire generation grew up in the cloud of poignant memory of insecurity and fear.

Your post inspires my firm belief that such a dubious legacy will result in a stronger union.



Welcome. Back.


Margherita
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8 posted 2011-09-12 05:14 AM


Welcome back!

This is a very poignant write, as the pain is expressed through the identification with a mother's heart.

Love and peace.
Margherita

JL
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9 posted 2011-09-12 07:20 AM


Very nice write.

JL

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself.
Maranatha!

Juju
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10 posted 2011-09-12 03:04 PM


Welcome.  Nice...
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11 posted 2011-09-12 06:51 PM


Very poignant write... well done!
JamesMichael
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12 posted 2011-09-17 07:28 PM


Enjoyed...James
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13 posted 2011-09-18 12:04 PM


Welcome to pip.....U will never want to leave!!!!!!

~~~kingsangel~~~

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