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Comment from Ben Colder
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Good contest piece. It sings America the Beautiful quiet well. I remember the moment it happened. Thanks for sharing your poem. Best of luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2015


reply by the author on 28-Apr-2015
    Thanks for your continued support and your comments. Appreciate them very much indeed.
Comment from artemis53
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Very striking piece in your interpretation of that date. What I like the best about it is you hear the voice of the 'working American in "There ain't no way you'll ever run this Country in the ground" or "This ain't no game that you've been wanting us to play." The world has a much different idea of who we are and that is an underestimation.

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2015


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    Thank you for your comments and support. Appreciate them very much indeed.
Comment from Alan K Pease
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There are thousands of young men and women who find themselves no place for their generation in our society and are open to recruitment with organizations like ISIS. If they comeback with the goal to create a caliphate out of our countries we will have to kill many of them. It is hard to imagine fighting out own children who were brought to life in a world of Christian hope and charity. Good luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2015


reply by the author on 28-Apr-2015
    Yes that is a dreadful thought. Thank you for your comments and support. Appreciate them very much.
Comment from kiwijenny
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I wish I had a six for this..it really deserves it...
We are certainly different because of that day...different and for a time,better.. Your poem is inspiring
God bless

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2015


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    Thank you for your continued support and your comments. Appreciate them very much.
Comment from Sapphire33
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This is a beautiful tribute to the 911 tragedy, I live in Canada, but for the souls that were lost on that dark day, my heart really does go out to the survivors.
God bless. Brilliantly penned.

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2015


reply by the author on 28-Apr-2015
    Thank you for your comments and support.
reply by Sapphire33 on 28-Apr-2015
    You are very welcome:)
Comment from Mark Schardine
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The memories of 9/11 remain as vivid today as on the 11th of September 2001. Spirits also remain as stubborn as before, and New York City, as I have often seen, has not lost any of its vitality.

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2015


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    Thank you for your comments and support. Appreciate them very much.
Comment from Eric1
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This is an excellent entry for this particular 'America the beautiful' competition, dealing with those terrible events in your history this is a strong worded and excellent poem that tells cowardly terrorists how America handles this crap. Good luck in the contest my friend.

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2015


reply by the author on 28-Apr-2015
    Thank you for your support and your comments. Appreciate them very much.
reply by Eric1 on 28-Apr-2015
    It was my pleasure my friend.
Comment from royowen
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We watched in Australia the scenes played out on TV here! The second plane canoning into the second tower, while we where in New York, we visited the new Freedom tower and the new museum, and the twisted metal residue from the attack. A horrible thing! The trouble is this is a war of "stealth" fought under different conditions, and they know they are hard to defeat, it won't be overcome by invading other countries! Well done, beautifully written poem, in couplet rhyming, a nice smooth delivery! Blessings, Roy.

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2015


reply by the author on 27-Apr-2015
    Thank you for your comments and support. Always appreciate them very much.
reply by royowen on 27-Apr-2015
    My pleasure
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    My pleasure
Comment from bizzygirl
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I don't know if 9/11 will be ever far enough in the past to not evoke such strong emotions. Your poem does that in the lovely words you wrote. How it saddens me that for a time we all were proud of our country, stood shoulder to shoulder. Sadly that time is past. This is the epitome of the emotions drawn from 9/11: 'Well, it's time that we all rally round our flag once more. We will never let the mem'ries of lost ones fade away. ' America is beautiful and we will not be beaten. This is a good reminder to stay strong

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2015


reply by the author on 27-Apr-2015
    Thank you for your wonderful comments and support. I really do appreciate them indeed.
reply by bizzygirl on 27-Apr-2015
    welcome
Comment from I am Cat
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I wish I had a 6 star to give you!
I can so hear Garth Brooks singing this as I read it!
Well written and I can't imagine a better piece for the writing prompt!
The painting of the eagle is gorgeous and you have captured the essence of the US!

hugs!
Cat

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 Comment Written 27-Apr-2015


reply by the author on 27-Apr-2015
    Thank you for your comments and support. I so really do appreciate them.
reply by I am Cat on 27-Apr-2015
    You are very welcome!