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Harvest of September

We are one nation and we are as diverse as we can be.

America the beautiful our home and the land of the free.

We grieve from our heartland as we grieve our city by the ocean.

Our lives have taken tragic turns and yet to God we owe our devotion.

As we gather our prayers and endure our pain thru times of morning glory.

When once we honored the fruits of our labor, our honor now has a new story.

Now we plant our seeds of happiness and we plant our seeds of sorrow.

Wet with Tears of our Pain, from yesterday, today and tomorrow.

And now we stand united as one, let us always remember.

Seeds we plant today will be our Harvest of September.

"I looked for my friend, and him I could not see. I searched for help and it eluded me. I searched for my God and found all three."

By Martin Luther King, submitted by Sharon Henderson (BP)

"He who is stupid and know he is stupid, that almost makes him smart."

Unknown Author, submitted by Brian C (BP)

"Go to sleep with itchy butt wake up with smelly finger."

By Confucius, Submitted by Sonja Perry (CC)

Let me explore ya mind/connect your world with mine/combine two atoms of different kind/reality reflects our inner beauty/knowledge, wisdom, overstanding clothes our nudity/a soul like your is new to me/express your truths to me/I will caress what manifests/put my ear to ya chest/heart pumps truthfullness/OH yes!/Most High could never sent me a lie/Queen by my side/ I am READY to DIE!/lived 8,400,000 lives/in search of my Best Half/ran through my mind many miles/sailed many oceans and lakes/just to sooth what my heart ached/Even stomped my foot in earth/so it won’t rotate/just to stop time/serenity is on my mind/you asked remember ME?/yes, on Earth you’re a Jewel/but in my mind you’re Serenity!/

By Konrad, AKA Infinite_war (BP), One love

THE WOMAN WITHIN

There she goes with her head held high Strutting so proudly as she walks on by. She's strong physically and emotionally- sensual, caring and bright. The woman within is always there, ready day or night. She puts her family's needs well above her own, Her husband and her children come first whether they're right or wrong. she's filled with passion and lives a Holy Ghost Life, Who is that woman with such finesse? The "Woman Within," your Friend, Mother, Sister or Wife.

By Gladys Brown (Yahoo)