The Dragonflies' Lair~Thread XXXXI

Poets of the Dragonflies' Lair | August 9, 2007 | Soaring Feather

[Soaring Feather]

If I could be a Dragon Fly
and wing my way through the sky
I would never be shy
just me and my Dragon Fly!

By moonlight we ride the wind
chase the comets tail for fun
by day we would hide from the sun
our fragile wings would come undone

On darkest nights we would use
fireflies as our guide
we would dip and we would glide
through the heavens open wide
and scatter diamonds in the night sky
my Dragon Fly and me...

And we would wing past our lovers
silent in the night...
to kiss their face in our flight
much to their surprise and delight
my Dragon Fly and me in sight...

Such a view do we share
away up here in the air
of breezes soft through our hair
my Dragon Fly and me a pair...

bentfeather (c) 2002

[Soaring Feather]

I am still waiting for the other shoe to drop from the radical muslims. Too bad that the persons Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton are not held responsible for their real lack of backbone.

You said a mouth full there! The two most spineless Presidents of our nation.

[Soaring Feather]

Yes, so sad and so true.

[MEG33]

September 11, 2001

We Remember

The memory of that day is so strong..At the beginning..total denial of what my son in law was telling me he heard on his car radio..My daughter and I had been working in the backyard.We turned on the TV and the rest was shock, horror and sadness..and then the overwhelming anger hit hard..Resolve..and impatience followed..

I am so grateful to all who answer the call and put themselves in harms way for our nation..Some gave all.May they rest in God's arms.

*May God Keep Safe All Who Keep Us Safe*

[Lady Jag]

Art classes start tonight and I’m finishing up preparations for it. It helps me remember 9/11 and helps take my mind off it.

[MEG33]

Good luck with your class..I haven’t watched TV today...avoiding it.

[Lady Jag]

I haven’t watched TV today

Brilliant ploy!

[NY Attitude]

As we mourn and remember the events of 9/11/2001, people in the muslim world are rejoicing for what was done to the US. Personally, I feel that we have not given them enough of a payback. I further believe that the war became a PC one when they chastised the soldier for putting the American flag over Saddam’s statue before they toppled it, citing that we were liberators and not conquerers. Alexander the Great, Hannibal and Genghis Khan would have laughed at that statement. We still owe Iran a great big payback for the impotency of Carter.

[MEG33]

I thought so.

Those sights are engraved in my head anyway...so I am delaying..I’ll watch..but not yet..

[Lady Jag]

Maybe it’s because I’m a Scot artist. I want to remember what it all looked like because I want to stay good and damned mad.

Would you prefer that I not post any photos of that day?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Photo by J. D. Leipold September 8, 2006 Old Glory is retired from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History by the Army Old Guard Aug. 7, 2006. It will never be flown again. On Sept. 12, 2001, a day after the terrorist attacks, this flag was draped over the side of the Pentagon, where it remained for a month before it went to the museum.

Loretta & Conway ~ God Bless America Again

 

[fatima]

Father and I remembered her in a special way on the program today and talked about her courage.

[MEG33]

This was displayed on the refrigerator door while we waited to hit them...without the misspelled caption.

Oh no.. post away! I have been looking at them in my files and on the forum all day..and posting some..I remember the many pictures of people jumping..I must have saved them on my now dead computer.I remember the media thought we were too delicate to see them.
It's the videos I am delaying looking at ..and the recordings of those in the buildings and planes calling loved ones.

Stay good and mad..I am. I am also good and mad at the politicians who wave the surrender flag and the citizens who support them.

[Lady Jag]

This didn't last long -

[MEG33]

We have so many pictures of the Twin Towers but I have only 2 noting the hit and carnage at the Pentagon. I had lost the caption to my retiring of the flag..Now I have it..Thank you

Thank you for the music..God bless this nation again indeed.

[MEG33]

No..not anymore..Now that makes me want to cry..and of course the anger is there,too.

[NY Attitude]

We as a nation are still reminded by stills and motion pictures of the Japanese treachery at Pearl Harbor. I believe that we as a nation should review the treachery of 9/11/2001 by the muslims on a continual basis and not just September 11. We as a nation did not go gently into the night for retribution against Japan. We should not do so in this case either.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sadly true....starting with the “senators” and “representatives” of New York. You would think they got it.....but I guess not. Personal power is more important to them than their country and her safety.

[MEG33]

The Pentagon
NEVER FORGET

[NY Attitude]

I for one certainly will not forget. Was reading on FR that the 9/11 conspiracy topics are gaining ground. They will remember this day as something totally different.

[Lady Jag]

This came via email:

9/11 Poems - Please Remember 9/11

RISE AGAIN
By Christian Messer

As September eleventh comes around,
we remember the two beautiful towers that fell to the ground.
It was an act of terrorism this we know, and the tears of America now show.
This country is going to war,
more of our woman and men will be lost for sure.
Now time has passed about a year,
from when we lost those lives so dear.
This time will we just sit and watch this war?
Or will we stand and fight for something more?
Will our country stand and fight for justice?
Yes it will and not for just this.
We will fight for the lives that were lost, and for the peace and security that they cost.
The deep water that seems to surround us now will soon be drained, and America will rise again to reign.

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I lit a candle outside...
trying to remember so many names......
remembering how many died......
and so many families left unsaid....
some still wishing for that one day to come...
they will get a call saying they found their loved one...

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A NEW DAY IN AMERICA
By Jason Carl Johnson

Today I saw a flame arise from ashes cold and gray Today I heard a nation lift up its voice to pray

Today I saw a country humbled before its God Today I heard a free land its liberty applaud

Today I saw a flag wave from every porch and lawn Today I heard a nation sing the old forgotten songs

Today I saw a brother in every stranger's face Today I heard a single voice from every tongue and race

Today I saw a people stand with arms and hearts entwined Today I heard their voices speak with unity of mind

Today I saw a country so distinct from yesterday O that everyday in America could be just like today!

© 2001 Jason Carl Johnson

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THE DAY OF TERROR
By Caitlin Clark

It started off cloudless and blue,
the day would hold terror and nobody knew.
People went to school and work,
I hope Osama enjoyed his little quirk.
Students stand on chairs
to see why the teacher stares.
Teachers told their classes
what happened to those great masses.
Students worry,
everyone in great fury.
Everyone wonders,
“Are they safe in those Towers?”
Now I sit and stare
at the land that’s now so bare.
What did we do to deserve this?
Why this?
Why us?
One thing that we all know for sure
is that United We Stand Forever More!

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SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH

The day we will never forget
A tragic date that most of us regret.
I feel nothing more than pity and anger for those who have brought Danger to so many lives.
Look at all that's left behind:
Husbands and wives,
Homes with children left with nothing but tears falling from their eyes.
Just remember;
God will save us from our fears,
So go on and wipe those tears.

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THE ATTACK
By Janine Susag

Hi, my name is Janine Susag and I'm fourteen years old. Shortly after 9.11.01, I wrote this poem to express my feelings towards what had happened. Now I pass it on to you so that other people can view it and see that I understand.

Always and Forever,       

Janine Susag, 14

I watched the unbelievable scene in despair Listened to the screams that filled the eerie morning air It seemed as if it was all a horrific story And all I could do was watch and worry

I shuddered as I watched the planes crash Creating in each building a great huge gash I looked at an old picture of the towers proud and tall Then shuddered again as I watched them fall

This wasn't the end of the horrible scene Not the last thing I will have seen Soon there were people jumping into death's arms And others rushed to medics to escape all harm

I sat down on the ground, eyes glued to the screen Wondering who did this, who could be so mean?
I wished that there was someway I could help But knew that there wasn't, I was too young to help

I never thought the US would be attacked We were invulnerable; could not be harmed Though the number missing is more each time counted America has hope, for we have united

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THE TOWERS
A poem from an ex-New Yorker
By: EReyes1938@aol.com

Remember the towers
the saddest day in America
when planes changed course
bringing death from above.
The towers
which once stood
with pride and reliance
crumbled as wounded giants.
Thousands of lives
were lost in minutes
leaving scars w/deep roots.
The resolve of teams
was necessary and immediate
and may people were spared.
We now strike
at those responsible
even though it seems impossible.
Survivors lives
may never be the same
but we know God can heal broken hearts.

NEVER FORGET!