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A Nation Mourns

At 12:30 pm a loner had carried out his plan it had ended as fast as it began...... a beautiful and inspiring Friday afternoon the twenty second, nineteen hundred and sixty three, a November day of doom in the midst of a festive day one glorious life had been taken away as the motorcade procession rounded the bend it had become the beginning of the end...... anxious cheers spilled free from a hopeful crowd in a breath he was gone with three shots echoing aloud...... one moment in time that silenced a nation in slow motion minutes passed by in a tearful realization...... innocence was lost that day...... a devastating cost...... within minutes the air waves cried agony in an instant a piece of hope was lost.......gone, a young, beautiful legacy goodbye Mr. President our prayers have been sent...... Jack Ruby clinches inside an anger he could not hide.... _________________________ This Poem Is Written With Much To Ponder I Hope I Can Take You Back To The Emotions I Was Nine Months Old CONTEST

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Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 1/10/2011 5:38:00 PM

Quite tender are these memories Rick and written so beautifully my friend.. a regrettable day in history and in our minds forever... one moment in time was all it took to change the course of History luv... enjoyed.. and u have succeeded in taking back to reminisce this day..

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/10/2011 5:02:00 PM

A day I kind of remember though I was still pretty young. I think you are going to fare excellently with an entry like this one. I am reading so many good ones, I dont' think I stand a chance! Thanks for my number nine. I enjoyed the contest of piano. Go see what I WANTED to enter, the three cystallines together! Luv, Andrea

Constance La France

Date: 1/10/2011 2:22:00 PM

This is absolutetly wonderful, you did bring the emotions that people must have felt that day, well done, best of luck in the contest with this winner...

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 1/10/2011 7:48:00 AM

:) Thanks for supporting the contest, Rick. Soup mail in a moment. Love, Carolyn

Nette Onclaud

Date: 1/10/2011 2:59:00 AM

no one will forget this tragic event, the days of camelot and the charm that went with his short years.. a stagerring tribute to Mr. K, ^ rick.. best of winning luck in the contest! :) nette

Skat A

Date: 1/9/2011 8:42:00 PM

A VERY GOOD ENTRY FOR THE CONTEST. RICK, THANKS FOR SHARING WITH US. ~SKAT

Robert Pettit

Date: 1/9/2011 7:08:00 PM

Rick, I suggest you make the following corrections to your work: in the fourth line, it should be "twenty-second", not "twenty-third". In the seventh line, replace "precession" with "procession". In the eleventh, replace "the" with "that". With these changes made, your entry will both look better and be more accurate.

Robert Pettit

Date: 1/9/2011 7:03:00 PM

I remember this infamous moment in history quite well because it occurred the day after my seventh birthday. I was waiting in line to go back into the classroom after lunch. The boys were lined up on one side while the girls were lining up on the other side. While I was talking to another boy in my class named John, two of the girls told us that President Kennedy was shot dead. We did not believe them at first. The teacher corroborated the story once we were in the classroom.