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Hoping all will watch. VERY Proud!
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Hoping all will watch. VERY Proud! |
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Abe Senior Member
since 2003-05-28
Posts 694Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end! 
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I know I'm bending the rules and hope ya'all will forgive me? Alright Abe Here we go just got contacted and was asked to read your poem on the plaque at the race....what a honor!!!!!!!This will be on national TV. I will read your poem to millions. ________________________________________ From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: RE: POW/MIA Empty Chair Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:26:10 -0400 You inspired me to write that last one. Was hoping you would take it as a Tribute to you for your work on this project. Your comments are what gave me the inspiration. Sent it to a VFW in Albany, OR and am including correspondence from them. They use a lot of my stuff. Thanks! Abe Hi Abe, Love the poem "The Empty Chair" and hopefully with your permission will print it under the Chaplain's header in September (in the VFW newsletter The Outpost) just in time for the POW/MIA Recognition Day of September 17. And what a fantastic tribute to you to be honored along with our POW/MIA's at this speedway. With the poem I can mention that it was written for this particular dedication. And I would like to print it in a nice font on nice paper and put it in a frame and put it on the wall behind our POW/MIA table in the Post. Again that is up to you since it was written for someone else. Thanks for sending the picture of what the plaque on the Empty Chair Memorial will look like. Now on to the serious stuff - I'm reading your mail - how about those tests you were having done and how are you feeling? Hope that all is well and I still know how to pray, so will keep you in my prayers. Take care and God Bless. Jackie From: Del "abe" Jones [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 3:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Chair Jackie, My POW/MIA poem (Attaching a rough idea of what it will look like) will be inscribed on the plaque on the Empty Chair Memorial to be dedicated Sunday at Loudon. Kinda proud of that! Abe From: Blue Kelloway [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 5:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: POW/MIA Empty Chair Hi Abe, I wish I was able to put into words the way that you do. Its like you reached in and pulled it from with in me How I wish I coiuld express the way you do. ________________________________________ From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: POW/MIA Empty Chair Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:08:43 -0400 One of my pieces will be inscribed on the "Empty Chair Memorial" to be dedicated Sunday at New Hampshire Speedway. Kinda proud, of that! The Empty Chair Each and every venue Should have an “Empty Chair” To remind, all of us And, to tell them, “We care!” Not too much, to give To those who, “gave their all” Just a Tribute to them Our cost, would be so, small! For those missing and recovered And for those, we still don’t know Whose remains. may still come home Or, where those still captive, go. All of our sports “heroes?” Who make millions on their back Should shell out a little bit To try, to get them back! Thousands fate, are still unknown And those Heroes didn’t know How quick, they’d be forgotten And the numbers, who don’t know. “Leave no one behind” Is tossed around too much Especially by those people Who, don’t really care that much. We live in our Freedom Because of those, we soon forget Except, for a few of us Who’ve not forgotten, YET! Del “Abe” Jones 07.11.2011 A Poet A poet knows not day or night And not always wrong from right But without the poet’s written word Think of all we mightn’t heard. Del "Abe" Jones “Mankind's greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity.” © 1984 Del “Abe” Jones More poetry here http://iwvpa.net/jonesd/index.php and here http://www.scribd.com/documents You can read my latest book, "Of Native American" here http://www.bookrix.com/showbooks.html?showbookonly=del.abe.jones_1265223173.3 449680805&mrsph=book Del "Abe" Jones Mankind's greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity. copyright 1984 More poet |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
"One of my pieces will be inscribed on the "Empty Chair Memorial" to be dedicated Sunday at New Hampshire Speedway. Kinda proud, of that!" . . . As well you should be proud. Beautiful poem. ~ Employ teenagers while they know everything. ~ |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Abe, if we ever had to bend a rule, and I'm not sure if we should, but Ron is the Man behind the Plan; but if we should, then it might probably be dedicated to a whole new forum.... but right now, since there's a poem in the mix of it all, I think you might stand proud and tall and be appreciative of all you have received, there, and here, then and now. Kudos, Abe. It's time you started reading again, to get some new insight among your peers; you'll never know until you do where it might lead your new poetry.  |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
I am happy for you that your beautiful, poignant poem is appreciated the way it deserves, dear Abe. Love, Margherita |
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Abe Senior Member
since 2003-05-28
Posts 694Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end! |
Been trying to get through "Moby Dick" for 40 years. Never had enough patience! But, I know there are some GREAT poets on this site and really appreciate y'all putting up with me. If I am not able to do it when I die, I'll be writing in my mind. The poetry has saved my life! Thanks ALL! Abe Del "Abe" Jones Mankind's greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity. copyright 1984 More poet |
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