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To: Rande Is who wrote (108)2/2/2003 12:25:10 PM
From: James F. Hopkins  Respond to of 627
 
Rande; I want to take this time to thank you for
starting this thread so promptly. In time it may
produce more than therapy, however there isn't
a better reason for it that I can think of.

Jim



To: Rande Is who wrote (108)2/2/2003 1:24:12 PM
From: gamesmistress  Respond to of 627
 
Oh Starry Skies
Jesse (sp?) Hall, 16, Jamestown OH

Sitting in the car
talking with my mom
I heard the man say "debris"
I thought of the Columbia
but I wanted to be sure
he said the trail was purple
and too wide to be one piece
We hung on his every word
and it seemed to me an eternity had passed
before we knew that the crew of seven
on their way back to family
had been left in space
amidst the stars
to sleep.

Oh starry skies will keep them safe
but what of us down here?
Tears are shed for those who stay
in orbit round reality
Oh starry skies will hide the fear
of all there is to come
Grief is felt for those who say
"You see that bright star winking at us now?
That bright star is my dad."
"You see that star that sped along the sea?
"That shooting star is my mom."

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