I love this picture

DeltaFlyer · Vice Admiral Joined: 11 Nov 2001 Posts: 5564

Probably because I am a mother

shrek man · Whiz Kid Joined: 14 Jan 2002 Posts: 5519

That's a good picture.

Natira · **Wed Apr 17, 2002 4:29 pm A nice thought.**

THE LADY

I wonder what she thought
As she stood there, strong and tall.
She couldn't turn away,
She was forced to watch it all.

Did she long to offer comfort
As her country bled?
With her arm forever frozen
High above her head.

She could not shield her eyes
She could not hide her face
She just stared across the water
Keeping Freedom's place.

The smell of smoke and terror
Somehow reduced her size
So small within the harbor
But still we recognized...

How dignified and beautiful
On a day so many died
I wonder what she thought,
And I know she must have cried.
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One

As the soot and dirt and ash rained down,
We became one color.

As we carried each other down the
stairs of the burning building,
We became one class.

As we lit candles of waiting and hope,
We became one generation.

As the firefighters and police officers
fought their way into the inferno,
We became one gender.

As we fell to our knees
in prayer for strength,
We became one faith.

As we whispered or shouted
words of encouragement,
We spoke one language.

As we gave our blood in lines a mile long,
We became one body.

As we mourned together the great loss,
We became one family.

As we cried tears of grief and loss,
We became one soul.

As we retell with pride of
the sacrifice of heroes,
We become one people.

We are:
One color
One class
One generation
One gender
One faith
One language
One body
One family
One soul
One people

We are The Power of One.
We are United.
We are America.

Natira · **Wed Apr 17, 2002 4:32 pm FYI**

The Lady in my last post was referring to the Satue Of Liberty.

Curtis · **Wed Apr 17, 2002 6:31 pm**

Nice statue story and nice statue of liberty.

Kate Janeway · **Wed Apr 17, 2002 8:30 pm**

I agree

DeltaFlyer · Vice Admiral Joined: 11 Nov 2001 Posts: 5564

I Loved those 2 poems

shrek man · Whiz Kid Joined: 14 Jan 2002 Posts: 5519

I like the poems.

Theresa · **Thu Apr 18, 2002 2:02 pm**

I think the second one was awesome.

Rose_218 · Commodore Joined: 28 Jan 2002 Posts: 1333 Location: Earth

Love the pic.

Mulder · **Sat Apr 27, 2002 5:38 am**

I agree with you all who say it's a nice pic

Chinesetrekkie · **Sun Apr 28, 2002 4:27 am Re: I love this picture**

Theresa · **Sun Feb 08, 2004 6:38 pm**

This was the most appropriate topic I found to put this in.

sabertooth1217 · **Sun Feb 08, 2004 6:41 pm**

That is pretty sad to see how many people are disrespecting the troops of the us. At my school when we do the pledge only a selected few stay and say it.

DemonClassY · **Tue Feb 10, 2004 5:07 pm**

Thats great!

Kyre · Commodore Joined: 15 Mar 2002 Posts: 1263

A mother holding a child, carrying a handgun. It's not exactly what most people would like to see.

LightningBoy · **Tue Feb 10, 2004 11:39 pm**

imzadi76 · **Mon Feb 16, 2004 1:15 am**

An amazing, moving photograph. Thank You

Josi Rockholt · **Mon Feb 16, 2004 3:35 pm**

Both pics are great.

John Connor · **Mon Feb 16, 2004 5:11 pm**

All the pics are really good and thier both makes thier points.

Captain Dappet · **Tue Feb 17, 2004 2:49 pm**

For you Americans, I figured you might like this, I just couldn't let it pass me by.

T. Dean · **Tue Feb 17, 2004 8:58 pm**

Here you go:

Captain Dappet · **Wed Feb 18, 2004 12:19 pm**

Sorry, my friend. But that's just stupid.

T. Dean · **Wed Feb 18, 2004 12:27 pm**

It's not stupid, it's funny.

Los · **Wed Feb 18, 2004 12:39 pm**

Its funny and stupid.