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Sep-10-2006 20:00

For those of you on the site who are American or can sympathize with the events of 9/11/01, I wanted to say we should all take some time tomorrow to reflect not only on what happened, but the feeling of unity that followed.....

It is a sad day, but also a day to remember the heroes and the American spirit that followed the attack.

I will be flying my flag tomorrow, and others should too.

Sep-11-2006 12:14

"Back on Earth, we wrote reports,
Watched our children play in sports
Worked our gardens, sang our songs
Went to church and clipped coupons
We smiled, we laughed, we cried, we fought
Unlike you, great we're not"

The tall man in the stovepipe hat
Stood and said, "Don't talk like that!
Look at your country, look and see
You died for freedom, just like me"

Then, before them all appeared a scene
Of rubbled streets and twisted beams
Death, destruction, smoke and dust
And people working just 'cause they must

Hauling ash, lifting stones,
Knee deep in hell, but not alone
"Look! Blackman, Whiteman, Brownman, Yellowman
Side by side helping their fellow man!"

So said Martin, as he watched the scene
"Even from nightmares, can be born a dream."

Down below three firemen raised
The colors high into ashen haze
The soldiers above had seen it before
On Iwo Jima back in '45

The man on sticks studied everything closely
Then shared his perceptions on what he saw mostly
"I see pain, I see tears,
I see sorrow -- but I don't see fear."

"You left behind husbands and wives
Daughters and sons and so many lives
are suffering now because of this wrong
But look very closely. You're not really gone.

All of those people, even those who've never met you
All of their lives, they'll never forget you
Don't you see what has happened?
Don't you see what you've done?
You've brought them together, together as one.

With that the man in the stovepipe hat said
"Take my hand," and from there he led
three thousand plus heroes, Newcomers to heaven
On this day, two thousand one, nine eleven

Author UNKNOWN
What a shame!

Sep-11-2006 23:08

Powerful words indeed! By the end of it I had tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat. Wish the author was known. If its ok, I'd like to copy this and keep it, it is so moving. Thank you for sharing. Never Forget!

Sep-12-2006 11:12

Of course its ok :o)

Oct-13-2006 10:54

wow talk about powerful

Oct-13-2006 11:03

Having lost my only son at age 17 four years ago I can tell you that you never get over it; you learn to cope and you learn to go on but the death of a child/spouse/parent is like a line drawn in the sands of time; there is only before and after. The least we can do is remember and offer up a prayer for comfort to those who are undoubtly still dealing with grief from this horrid horrid atrocity. There are more than tears in just my eyes right now!