Reid Craft is a young man that goes to church with me. He has composed this poem recently and I can only wish that as many who will would pass this along. It’s so refreshing to see such a young man have such a profound understanding of something this country seems to have forgotten.

Way to go Reid!

THE DAY BEGAN:

 

The day began so calm and clear,
The buildings filled up high.
No person thought that later on
Americans would die.

No bombs or guns would be the tools,
Not knives or any blade.
It was the things that should be safe
That blew all the people away.

In the air from high up above,
Destruction rained on down.
The innocent people watched on
As planes made mighty sounds.

A ghastly roar and horrid crash,
The screams engulfed by fire,
The buildings soon were all ablaze
As they became a pyre.

And all at once across the land,
Americans looked on
To see what seeds of anger sowed,
Three thousand people gone.

The families wept and neighbors cried,
The churches were all packed.
Their fists were raised, their knuckles white,
This nation was attacked!

“For Freedom!” was the battle cry,
The army set for war.
The soldiers rallied under flag,
Metallic birds then soared.

But time marched on and they grew bored,
This war was not so quick.
Resolve was lost, their patience gone,
America grew sick.

The nation wants to stop the war,
They say they just want peace,
But peace isn’t easily obtained,
The freedoms all would cease.

The day began so calm and clear,
The buildings filled up high.
No person thought that later on
Americans would die.

By: Reid Craft
Sept. 21, 2008