Forgiving Me
7 hours ago
a mine field
Posted by Maggie on Monday, November 16, 2009 | 30 Comments
excited like children
playing with a new toy
inspiration for creativity
fills every poet with joy
to be creative
is the only way to be
while wielding a pen
flowing with poetry
splashing across pages
all through the ages
enlightening the enticed
with tales of the sages
sharing from the mind
always giving a sign
teaching some of the time
giving images to the blind
letting all see
what can come to be
when we can let
our pens flow free
keeping it simple
keeping it true
to the muse
inside of you
[ For One Single Impression Meme ]
Veteran`s Day Rememberance
Posted by Maggie on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 | 4 Comments
War is a dreaded disease
For which there is no cure
Leaving an emptiness in lives
So very hard to endure
Thousands killed in battle
Protecting our homeland
So all Americans can enjoy
What the fallen no longer can
Some do live after the fighting
With horrible stories to tell
Images in their mind dwell
Seeming to come straight from hell
Making tears repeatedly fall
From families and ones who survive
Knowing the high price paid
For everyone who is alive
To all on the battle fronts
And those loved ones left behind
On this Veteran`s Day
You will always live in our mind
God Bless One and All
Yes Sir
Posted by Maggie on Saturday, November 7, 2009 | 24 Comments
This is Maggie at the age of 19
I was in my 8th week at
Lackland Air Force Base
in Texas
The plane departed from Atlanta
Soaring high in the air
Making me sort of think about
Why I was even there
On my way to Texas
Checking a brand new course
Taking me to a boot camp
In the women's air force
Traveling with other new recruits
Chasing away a bit of fear
As a different excitement
Voided all the things we did hear
Mostly all still in our teens
Our new life would soon begin
Soon ones who once were strangers
Would come together as close as kin
When we began basic training
Our drill instructor let us know
From the day we arrived at camp
The military would tell us where to go
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For One Single Expression
On This Date
Posted by Maggie | 3 Comments
On this day in 1967, the first black mayor of a major American city was elected: Carl Stokes of Cleveland, Ohio. And on this day 20 years ago, Douglas Wilder won the Virginia gubernatorial election, becoming the nation's first elected African-American governor. That same year of 1989, David Dinkins became New York City's first black mayor.
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