THREE AND COUNTING
Another anniversary
Of our "day
of infamy"
Of battles against terror
And it’s war’s casualty.
Osama still on the roam
And the borders, we control (?)
Filling up with terrorists
Who come to thwart our goal.
Maybe, "we can win" the war
Or, "maybe we can’t"
Depends on who you talk to
Who’ll give you a different slant.
But, ask the friends and families
Of those who have already "lost"
And those who march in "harm’s way"
Who, really
pays the "cost"?
The bureaucrats and diplomats
Political/military brass
Tell us it’s all necessary
And that, this too, will pass.
But, ask those who build the bombs
And blow themselves, to "Kingdom
Come"
Who think killing innocent people
Will take them to "Martyrdom".
They have no respect for life
Or the consequence of actions
Using any means to an "end"
Of all non-Muslim factions.
Our Nation is sadly learning
What others already knew
That the terrorists will never quit
No matter what we do.
We’ve also learned a lesson
That we should have known
We must work with other Countries
Because, we’ll never win, alone.
Del "Abe" Jones
White Bluff. TN
09-07-2004
A TOUCH,
IN THE WIND
It was, a
day for reflection
Starting,
calm and so serene
Then, wind
from those "Towers"
Started
blowing, in between.
The names
of Souls, spoken
Seemed, to
alter nature’s course
And what
it seemed to be
They came
to say, "Goodbye!", in force.
Reaching
out and touching
All, who
came to grieve
To say,
"Get on with your life.
Because,
we have to leave."
"But, we
won’t go far.
We’ll be
in every breeze.
And, if
you listen, you will hear us
Rustling
through the leaves."
"And, when
those leaves have fallen
And the
winters winds blow
Don’t
worry, we’ll still be there
In every
whirling flake of snow."
"Then
when, the springtime comes
And all
things grow, anew
Please
take joy, in knowing
We’ll
still be there, with you."
"They may
have stopped our "being"
But, our
Spirits, will soar
When you
feel us in the blowing winds
Where
we’ll be, forever more."
Del "Abe"
Jones
9-11-02
Written
while Victim’s names were being read.
