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Midnitesun

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0 posted 2003-02-02 11:51 AM

a very good story to read this morning: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030201/ap_on_re_us/rosa_parks_bus_1

This morning
I sat on Rosa's bus
in my memory banks,
to honor this lady
who would not stand up
for anything less
than freedom.
For Rosa Parks,
always a hero
who stands tall
in my memory.
Now all the young
and the old
can sit
at the front
of the bus.

GG
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1 posted 2003-02-02 11:54 AM

she certainly deserves the honor.
.. to her! *clinks a glass*
I like this

Always, Alyssa

- And so it was that time stood still -
(blink, breathe, stand, fight)

Midnitesun

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Gaia

2 posted 2003-02-02 11:59 AM

thanks for reading, GG

Ericc
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3 posted 2003-02-02 03:44 PM

Thank you for this.
Eric

Enchantress
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Canada eh.

4 posted 2003-02-02 03:47 PM

Well said Kacy..and thanks for the link!
~Hugs & Smiles, Nancy~

~Time has cast a spell on you,
So you won't ever forget me~

Midnitesun

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5 posted 2003-02-02 03:48 PM

Ericc and Nancy, thank you for reading and commenting to one of my favorite tributes poems.

Mistletoe Angel

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6 posted 2003-02-02 04:08 PM

(smiles) Oh Kacy, this is wonderful, sweet friend, God Bless You, Rosa is a wonderful person and I will always be touched by her courage! (sigh) God Bless You, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Kacy, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

Midnitesun

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7 posted 2003-02-02 08:14 PM

Thank you Noah. Rosa's stature as a heroic citizen who stood for personal freedom and civil rights was hundreds of times greater than her physical size.

passing shadows
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8 posted 2003-02-03 01:48 AM

standing ovation!

kaile

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9 posted 2003-02-03 05:38 AM

Kacy,
enlightening! I guess even America needed such struggles to evolve into a nation with people relatively free of bigotry and prejudice?

Thanks for the history lesson

Cpat Hair

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10 posted 2003-02-03 07:41 AM

she and many others are more than deserving of tribute...

nicely done

Midnitesun

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11 posted 2003-02-03 12:50 PM

Dixie, thanks!

Kaile, you are welcome, dear student

Ron, yes, there are many silent, 'unpublished' heros.

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