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11-Sep - fishnpro40 - 09-11-2003 > TWO THOUSAND ONE, NINE ELEVEN (2001-911) > > Two thousand one, nine eleven > Three thousand plus arrive in heaven > As they pass through the gate, > Thousands more appear in wa it > A bearded man with stovepipe hat > Steps forward saying, "Lets sit, lets chat" > > They settle down in seats of clouds > A man named Martin shouts out proud > "I have a dream!" and once he did > The Newcomer said, "Your dream still lives." > > Groups of soldiers in blue and gray > Others in khaki, and green then say > "We're from Bull Run, Yorktown, the Maine" > The Newcomer said, "You died not in vain." > > From a man on sticks one could hear > "The only thing we have to fear. > The Newcomer said, "We know the rest, > trust us sir, we've passed that test." > > "Courage doesn't hide in caves > You can't bury freedom, in a grave," > > The Newcomers had heard this voice before > A distinct Yankees twang from Hyannisport shores > > A silence fell within the mist > Somehow the Newcomer knew that this > Meant time had come for her to say > What was in the hearts of the five thousand plus > that day > > "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 d, 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 '44 > > 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. > > A ll 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 > [signature] Re: [fishnpro40] 9/11 - BEARCLAW - 09-11-2003 Amen! And God Bless America!! [signature] Re: [fishnpro40] 9/11 - WanaGoFishin - 09-11-2003 Amen [signature] Re: [fishnpro40] 9/11 - Theekillerbee - 09-11-2003 God bless the families of all those who gave their lives that day. [signature]