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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA 
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Dear God, Why didn't you save the Littleton students? Is that against the rules? "I would have done so", God replied, "But I'm not allowed in schools." |
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Alwye
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Member Elite
since 1999-06-16
Posts 3850In the space between moments |
Wow..extremely short, but wow, how very powerful. ------------------ *Krista Knutson* "Your kiss upon my face feels like a brush with grace, baby thats all it takes to take me higher..." SHeDaisy |
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poetFemmeFatale Member Elite
since 1999-07-25
Posts 2646Arkansas |
Ouch....what a slap to society...shame on us. ------------------ - poet FemmeFatale "The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone..." Henrik Ibsen (1826-1906) Norwegian dramatist lyric poet |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
tiz i know what you meant but oooo God is allowed in schools in all the wee childrens hearts just gotta be quiet bout it but ya that i think is shame and love yur poem |
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Sally S. Senior Member
since 1999-06-07
Posts 847Ohio |
How very sad.... Point well taken. |
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Sue Member
since 1999-08-04
Posts 383France |
Brilliant! |
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angel girl Member
since 1999-07-23
Posts 322within a whisper... |
You made a good point. Very good. ------------------ One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. -William Shakespeare |
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ac Member
since 1999-06-17
Posts 129Cayey, PR - USA |
i'm very disturbed by the things that have been happening lately...the flow of events recently have been unnerving...and your words, though short, cut straight through to the point and impact with a mighty blow...i heard it... |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
Man....all joking and kidding aside....that gave me chill bumps! I really think I can go one on one with ya in silliness....but don't think anyone can do what you really do so well......speak from your heart.....You're truly a blessed person..with so much to offer! |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
WOW!!! I am speachless Balladeer...and that doesn't happen often. ------------------ "Nobody has measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold" ~Zelda Fitzgerald |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
So much said in so few words... excellent job! |
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Nan
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
You do me proud, M&M |
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Poet deVine
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Perfect!  |
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Poetwheel Member
since 1999-07-07
Posts 208Canada |
That was excellent, Balladeer, absolutely excellent. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
With your permission, Balladeer, I would like to repost the following, written by me shortly after this most horrific incident. However, it does not do justice to your words. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Never Lost Oh you children of the earth we prayed to keep you at the hearth but you left for school today God keep you safe, we prayed. Darkness lurked among the laughter blackness now forever after. We shall never forget the plight that took the sunshine from your life. Oh children of the cold cold earth never again safe at our hearth. Love was not strong enough to restrain the fear you must have felt as danger neared. Our love for you will forever be known in new efforts our love will be shown, As we now try to live without your smile our steps will become weary, mile after mile. We cry that anger brought you to this that things have gone wrongly amiss, that your dreams have gone along with you we pray the hatred should take this cue. So now people, pick up the light take this tragedy, make it right; Hold your children close to your breast, and clean the hatred from this mess. Take your morals off the shelf put them back in your heart and soul. For if the parents don't learn from this sad song then tragedy will continue to take its toll. ** To the Children of Littleton, Colorado. May the Lord bless and keep you in his light. 23 April, 1999 ©KRJ ------------------ Sunshine Words will always express our feelings true. ~~~ KRJ Look, then, into thine heart, and write ~~~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
With a little bite you said a mouth full. Nice going. |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
I literally emptied my lungs on that one. Well said! |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
I felt the chill wind of what we have become slide across the hairs on the back of my neck. Marvelously stated andsuch a huge message in such short form! ------------------ Where did I go wrong, I never needed this before, I need a woman, to help me feel. -Live- |
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Nicole Senior Member
since 1999-06-23
Posts 1835Florida |
I am speechless Master Balladeer...brilliant. ------------------ "Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of joy you must have somebody to divide it with." *Mark Twain* |
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Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Thank you for the kind comments. Beautiful poem, Sunshine. This is one poem that I wish would never had to be written. |
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redwriter1 Member
since 1999-07-22
Posts 480Franklin, TN |
Though I"m not deeply religious.. I was told that God doesn't "let" or "prevent" anything from happening.. Only men can do that. But it was nicely said, B.D. |
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Artur Hawkwing Member
since 1999-06-30
Posts 444USA |
profound, powerful, but God's everywhere- This deals with school regulations in an impactful way. |
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Delores Hall Member
since 1999-07-16
Posts 342USA |
Unfortunately the atheist took that away. |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
Balladeer & Sunshine I thought both these works powerful & thought provoking. |
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Starith Member
since 1999-08-18
Posts 176Leesburg, FL USA |
What more can I say to that than: "WOW!" That one hit home...I just wish more people cared as much as you seem to. |
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tamlyn New Member
since 1999-08-18
Posts 8 |
you said so much with so little... very intense! as a new member im looking forward to seeing more of your work! |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Most excellent! Short and direct! They r now considering to post the 10 commandments in school! How far we have gone away, all this to start coming back! What a shame! |
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aziza Member Elite
since 2006-07-09
Posts 2995Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy! |
You stopped me short. Perfectly said and, sadly, still true so many years later. Alison |
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Artic Wind Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 8080Realm of Supernatural |
Enjoyed ARCTIC WIND |
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