Friday, August 22, 2014

Photograph From September 11 Comments

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They jumped from the burning floors—
one, two, a few more,
higher, lower.
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Wislawa Szymborska
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Dr Antony Theodore 19 September 2019

The photograph halted them in life, and now keeps them above the earth toward the earth. the great tragic story which changed political life in this world. tony

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Dr Antony Theodore 10 September 2019

The photograph halted them in life, and now keeps them above the earth toward the earth. a truth pictures so well. tony

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Rebecca Navarre 17 January 2018

Ohh So Powerful To Heart! ! ! ! ! And Mind! ! ! ! ! The Pictures Painted In Every Word And Line! ! ! ! ! Thank You Ever So Much For Sharing This! ! ! ! ! Endless 1OS! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! +++++

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Susan Williams 30 January 2016

It hurts to read these lines well written as they may be. How many years must pass before 9/11 doesn't hurt anymore? Do those of those who were alive then have to die and be in our graves before it stops hurting? I don't think so. I was not alive at the Alamo, the French Revolution, the Trail of Tears, D-Day, the Holocaust- but they still hurt as if I were. I think we need to stop adding these burdens to history- they're too heavy, they've turned my soul into desert and my heart into a vale of tears. But we need to be reminded- we need to have tears in our eyes- or we will never get better

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Bhagwan thavrani 18 January 2018

Great poem, true but your words about it are as piercing! How long a handful of maniac's will hold our Mother Earth at ransom!

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