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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana 
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This is obviously old... but then, so am I! LOL. I was nine years old when the President died, Nine years old when the nation cried For youth and promise too soon lost And the family that would bear the cost Of another son shot down. Surely the ones who share their dreams Are better than all the political schemes We're shown by those who seek to gain As much as they can, though they must remain Pretenders to the crown. Twenty years later, we are mourning still And wondering if there ever will Be a man come along who can carry the flame And unite the world in a chant of his name. Can such a one be found? [This message has been edited by suthern (edited 11-22-1999).] |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
Well, not being American I'm not aware too much of the history of your presidents - but I assume this is about JFK? Whoever it is this poem is very well constructed - and asks a poignant question. |
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Ohme Senior Member
since 1999-07-17
Posts 816Texas |
Suthern, This is GREAT  ------------------ Yesterday is history, tomorrow just a mystery. And if today is good to me how could I ask for more? |
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Mike Member Elite
since 1999-06-19
Posts 2462 |
Enjoyed the poem. I was 11... as I tell my children, I am not old... just on the downhill slide of middle age... Very nicely done. |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Excellent question there! Excellent poem! |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Well, I was only three so I don't remember too much and...oh, you're not talking about Lincoln? Uh...good poem, Suthern! |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
Suthern: Being a brit...(yep, I know you know that even if you are blonde...*g*) I don't know how old I was, heck, I'm not sure I know now how old I am, how old am I?...LOL...see, no sleep addles the brain even more or is that age?..*g* Great tribute, a bit like me remembering where I was when Churchill died and giving my sister some of my chocolate, I think I was about 7... HUSG ------------------ You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. |
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JTF Member
since 1999-08-09
Posts 319France |
Great poem Auntie ... ... I fully agree it was a tragic loss but do you believe *he* was any better than current Pretenders ? Somehow he was lucky he didn't get the media frenzy about his private life that current candidates deal with ... Anyway, superb last stanza !Smooches |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Thank you all very much for your kind comments... and ROFL @ Lincoln and a well preserved if ancient Balladeer! LOL Jef: I think... or certainly hope... that we'll never get so jaded that the assassination of a president doesn't profoundly affect us, regardless of our politics. It's true that he might have self destructed and died an ignominious blip on the pages of history... but that wasn't allowed to happen... instead, there was Dallas. I've never met an American of my generation that doesn't know exactly where they were and what they were doing when they learned that President Kennedy was dead... |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
I remember where I was, and what I was doing. As we all did if we were old enough...Nicely done poem gal.....as usual.....One difference between President Kennedy and our current joke,......JFK would have resigned. He more than likely wouldn't have lied, and, his mistress was probably much better looking! |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Toerag: Thanks, sweetie... and Amen on the mistresses! LOL. There's not much comparison between Marilyn and Monica! *G* |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
...and now it's been thirty-six years - would you believe?? - Nicely done, suthern... ... and - for the record - I'm not old - My kids are!!! |
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JTF Member
since 1999-08-09
Posts 319France |
I won't deny that Marilyn was much better looking ... and so was Judith Exner ... and ... ooops, wrong board ! ... LOL [This message has been edited by JTF (edited 11-23-1999).] |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Wonderful read Suthern |
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