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1 posted on 10/24/2014 12:06:08 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
English has such poor rhymes! I felt I should compose a heartfelt tribute in French. My influence is Paul Verlaine and I think symbolism, the words and the images together say it all - I can provide a translation but the feelings behind the words are clear in any language:

Hélas, il est de mon devoir de plume les lignes suivantes tristes et ma douleur ne connaît pas de limites
...

Le soldat gardait le monument
Et il abattu par hasard étrange
Il était triste sur le chemin de la vie, il est allé
C'était une chose si étrange surpassant
Comme on ne peut pas rappeler à n'importe quel nom
Que la puissance d'une vie perdue est destiné
Savons-nous ce que cela pourrait présager?
Je vois encore où il est tombé dans l'oeil
Devant Dieu, toutefois, je ne vais pas mentir
Les larmes tombent maintenant sur ​​mon visage
Un si jeune avec une grâce céleste
Ne devrait pas être sa récompense éternelle
La vie humaine est si fragile et si difficile
Comme une feuille jaune étreinte chaleureuse de la terre
En droit, le soldat tombé honorablement
Pour défendre le monument qu'il aimait tant.

Inspiré par un fait réel au Monument aux Morts près de la Colline du Parlement - Ottawa, Canada ...

2 posted on 10/24/2014 12:26:12 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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"Winters began to pray, reciting the Lord’s Prayer
3 posted on 10/24/2014 12:26:16 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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Good on Barbara Winters for doing her best to help in a very, very, very tough situation. Thank you, Barbara.
7 posted on 10/24/2014 12:54:46 AM PDT by Blue Jays (Rock Hard, Ride Free)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I understand mourning his death and lauding this woman for her acts of kindness, but why no discussion about the reason for the murder, or the circumstances under which it occurred, or the identity/political/religious/affiliation/motive of the killer? More political correctness?


12 posted on 10/24/2014 1:34:01 AM PDT by 4Runner
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

My heart aches for his family....


15 posted on 10/24/2014 3:01:12 AM PDT by sneakers
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Forget sending just sympathy. Send his child donations of money for support.


22 posted on 10/24/2014 4:23:51 AM PDT by Shimmer1 (Nothing says you are sad that someone died like looting local places of business!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I do not usually tear up, but this is heart wrenching.


23 posted on 10/24/2014 4:35:33 AM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights
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She is what people used to be like before they all turned into monsters.


24 posted on 10/24/2014 4:56:34 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Ms. Winters is wonderful. It is moving to know Cpl. Cirillo did not die alone.

Can we not go after these scum who post this jihidi b.s., and the mosques who sponsor this hate in our country? They do not deserve the protections of free speech to promulgate this hateful rhetoric.


29 posted on 10/24/2014 5:39:45 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
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