Prayers For CT

[proudmom25]

I know this dosen't have anything to do with a book topic but i thought we as a forum could give are prayers to all these families who have lost their loved ones. This has touched me in so many ways made me see how blessed I am I too have 3 small children I couldnt imagine so I just thought i would open a topic for this and to give my Prayers to those families and any family that has lost due to gun Violence and It does have to STOP!!

[Athena]

I agree, it's a terrible tragedy . It must be incredibly difficult to lose someone you love so much. I wish the best of strength to those affected.

[DATo]

Dirge Without Music

Edna St. Vincent Millay

I am not resigned to the shutting away of loving hearts in the hard ground.
So it is, and so it will be, for so it has been, time out of mind:
Into the darkness they go, the wise and the lovely. Crowned
With lilies and with laurel they go; but I am not resigned.
Lovers and thinkers, into the earth with you.
Be one with the dull, the indiscriminate dust.
A fragment of what you felt, of what you knew,
A formula, a phrase remains, --- but the best is lost.

The answers quick & keen, the honest look, the laughter, the love,
They are gone. They have gone to feed the roses. Elegant and curled
Is the blossom. Fragrant is the blossom. I know. But I do not approve.
More precious was the light in your eyes than all the roses in the world.

Down, down, down into the darkness of the grave
Gently they go, the beautiful, the tender, the kind;
Quietly they go, the intelligent, the witty, the brave.
I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned.

/

[Gannon]

I know this dosen't have anything to do with a book topic but i thought we as a forum could give are prayers to all these families who have lost their loved ones. This has touched me in so many ways made me see how blessed I am I too have 3 small children I couldnt imagine so I just thought i would open a topic for this and to give my Prayers to those families and any family that has lost due to gun Violence and It does have to STOP!!

A beautiful idea proudmom. My prayers go out to all who have lost family, friends, loved ones to the tragic senseless act of gun violence. I cannot begin to imagine what it must be like to lose someone in such a heartless violent act. Let us all hope that this new year brings change in a positive manner to a horrible situation.

[BooksNJoy]

Although I'm not a American citizen, I genuinely feel for all those families.
The media in France don't give us many details, but what happened remind us of Colombine and those horrible things have to stop. I hope NRA will find a real solution so that innocent children won't get killed anymore. Weapons are no toys.

[Eigon]

That's a wonderful poem, DATo.

[DATo]

That's a wonderful poem, DATo.

Thank you Egion, in behalf of Ms. Millay. This world is capable of conjuring events which strike us mute, events which can instill in us feelings which defy articulation. It is at these times we must rely on poets to speak for us.

[clintessential]

@DATo. Well done. When i think of their little souls, it breaks my heart.

[Fran]

@DATo
That poem is very beautiful but heartrending. It brought to mind the sentiments in the Dylan Thomas lines ....

And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

[fever33]

As schools are going back in session, I believe we need to think of all those schools that have been effected by tragedy