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Sandy Hook

You all were taken way to soon To go and listen to an angel's tune As you sit and listen to their song You are not where you belong You belong with your loved ones Enjoying the thoughts of days to come The world stopped on this day They stopped and started to pray I am a father, that word has new meaning today I can't understand why you were taken away As I sit and try to find a reason I shed many tears over this act of treason My heart goes out to the family and friends Of the souls that met their untimely end My thoughts and prayers are with you tonight As you try to find solace in this plight As to the ones who witnessed this attack I know it will be a long time to bounce back My thoughts and prayers are with you too My family and I will pray for you. Lord take care of these souls Let them succeed in their new roles Lord hear my prayer Lord hear everybody's prayer Duane LaChance December 14, 2012

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Jancarl Campi

Date: 12/22/2012 10:23:00 AM

This is very beautiful. I can no longer watch the news about this horrible day. The children are so beautiful. I feel so sorry for those that lost a child or family member on that day. Thanks for posting such a beautiful poem,Jancarl

Sara Kendrick

Date: 12/16/2012 4:44:00 AM

That was a horrible act and horrible day for everyone in that community..I feel for those who lost a child or other family member..Good work telling the story...Sara

Date: 12/15/2012 3:32:00 PM

Thanks Duane. That makes sense. BTW, if I created a little tune so sing along with your words, how would I send it to you? And is that OK to do?

Duane Lachance
Date: 12/15/2012 3:47:00 PM

that would be fine. my email is duane.a.lachance@gmail.com

Date: 12/15/2012 1:20:00 PM

Hi Duane, Thank you for the poem. Just a comment on one of the lyrics . . . was this really "an act of treason"? I'm not sure but looked it up an it doesn't quite seem to apply. Check it out. Maybe change to an act "beyond reason" instead of "treason". I'm not sure.

Duane Lachance
Date: 12/15/2012 1:42:00 PM

Treason is the action of betraying someone or something. In this case the act was a betrayal of god, that was what i was trying to portray. Thank you for your comment though. I almost always write my poems on the spur of the moment of what i am feeling about a specific event in my life. Have a good day...