Day 311 - Thank You

Thank You

Merci

Danke

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Having never heard a bomb drop, I thank you.

You who lost her leg when the explosion hit,

You who pulled your friends from beneath the rubble,

You who kept the bombs away,

Thank you.

As someone who is not scarred with bullet marks, I thank you.

You who walked through deserts and tundras,

You who gave your lives so I may keep mine,

You the veterans of every war, every where,

Thank you.

As a care free young girl, I thank you.

I who may dance never fearing land mines,

I who can shout at the top of my lungs my freedoms,

I who dares to dream of peace one day,

I thank you.

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Note from the Poet & Photographer:

The photographs demonstrate the sign language sign for "thank you".

Day 250 - Remembering Those Airplanes in the Bright Sky

Some ethereal tune begins to play

Drawing tears from your tired eyes

Many a person fell to their knees to pray

The song echoes the thousands' cries

That same glow you deeply cherished

Within the smiles of your loved ones

Remains memorialized when they perished

In the heat of a billion angry suns

Heavy beams twisted and melted, devastated

Nothing compared to the people there

Who knew mass destruction could be created?

Within the agony one can only in horror, stare

Pierce the sky with natural clouds that pour

Rain water to cleanse away the tears

Peaceful times may we endlessly implore

And at last discover after all these years

Stop the painful need to in terror, flee

Set the glow of our humanity out and free

Day 174 - Remembering

In the lights too bright for soft eyes

Remember me

In the dark of many a hidden surprise

Remember me

I lived happily true

Remember me

Still I lived close to you

Remember me

I brighten shadows into truth

I remember you

I embody the age of youth

I remember you

I live with joy in my every vein

I remember you

I am set to begin once again