Current Events Poems - Page 2

21. Half-Staff

• By Jennifer R. Owens
• Published by Family Friend Poems September 2019 with permission of the Author.

Today our flag is flying low
as teardrops stain its cloth,
mourning yet another day
so many lives were lost.

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22. Fireball

• By Susan M. Gilbert
• Published by Family Friend Poems November 2020 with permission of the Author.

The light shaded my home
in the eeriest of yellow,
as if sunset, forced too early,
cried and bellowed.

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23. Never Again

• By Beryl L Edmonds
• Published by Family Friend Poems September 2020 with permission of the Author.

It's time to embrace every culture,
One flock, one shepherd, one fold
Whatever our race, hue or faith
We're all made from the same mould.

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24. When I Look At The American Flag

• By Brandon Piazzola
• Published by Family Friend Poems May 2008 with permission of the Author.

When I just even glance at the American Flag, I feel a surge of pride.
The stripes and stars gleam in the morning as we put it up to rise outside.

I think of the people long ago fighting for our rights.

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25. School Tragedy

• By Betty Ferguson
• Published by Family Friend Poems November 2019 with permission of the Author.

Who could have foretold the horror
At Sandy Hook that day
When precious lives were taken?
Their futures were stolen right away.

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26. Beautiful Day?

• By My ObsE.R.vation
• Published by Family Friend Poems August 17, 2023 with permission of the Author.

Empty net being taken away,
hauled in upon the boat in the bay,
no fish left in the waters they say.
Beautiful day.

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