by George F Pecoraro

Created on: May 27, 2008

The following poem has bittersweet memories for me. It was the first poem that I won a contest with. The subject matter deflated any true sense of accomplishment I might have felt from it. I did not write it for any personal gain, other then to express for myself, and perhaps others, some of the feelings experienced that awful day. This is a reworked edition as the original was designed to be recited for a poetry bash contest. A written version is meant to be read, and has different requirements, i.e., tone, cadence, etc., that can be conveyed in voice, but needs a more specific form when read. The title isTEARS OF A NATION- 9/11/01

Tears of a nation
..now flow over
....majestic mountains
.....and grain covered plains

Tears of a nation
..now flow like a river
....cascading over our souls
.....with swirling pains

Tears born of love
..Tears born of sorrows
....Tears torn and ripped
.....from the hearts of heroes

Tears of a nation's heroes
..Fighting to overcome
....crushed tomorrows
.....and unending sorrows

and..

From among those tears
..is revealed the strength of
....a nation , which will
.....not , and cannot,
.......be ruled by fears.

And

Brings forth a
..promise so clear
....that justice is near

And the tears that now
..flow over our
....great nation
......in grief

Only serve to unite us
..under the belief
....freedom has a price
......worth enduring the grief
........and are wiling to pay

So to our enemies listen closely
..so I wont be misunderstood

You revived in us
..a powerful brotherhood
....with your evil that day
......and as we enter the fray

Know this simple truth
..we will stand tall
....and proud
......totaly....

......UNAFRAID......

For God walks only with those
..that love justice
.....and fair play
.......and as history
..........has proven

.....against our enemies

GOD STANDS ONLY WITH THE USA!

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