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[title] => Timothy McVeigh - Welcomed in Heaven
[time] => 2005-04-17 14:09:23
[hometext] => Timothy McVeigh seeing beyond Oklahoma City
[bodytext] => Seraphim nervously welcome him
The Persian Gulf War raged,- and Tim was there
And made our missiles against Saddam flare.
A decorated hero, -dear to all-
But now condemned as ruthless criminal.
Why did you do this deed, Tim please explain?
Why did you cause such suffering and pain?
Returning from the war, fatigued and spent
Your heart turned so against the Government.
Small farms’ foreclosure, unpaid rents called in,-
And penury perhaps for friends or kin,-
Ingratitude - indifference-
Can make the staunchest hero lose his sense.
Past traumatic syndrome and its strain,
The Persia Gulf War fresh in memory’s lane,
Big disappointments and some stresses more,
Besides frustrations rushing to the fore.
The day arrived, when all the world aghast
Heard of the bomb’s destructions and the blast
That plunged, submerged so many in a sea
Of suffering and great calamity.
They caught you soon and justice held its sway,
At first delayed, but then no further stay;.
They gave no time for you to comprehend
The import of your deed and to repent.
The Government its fearful promise kept
And had you to a lethal gurney strapped;
Invited witnesses to view your death
And to observe you draw your final breath.
To stare you down,- to watch you squirm and cry
Was the intent,- but lo! - it went awry!-
Stare down condemned a man is blasphemous!
For it denies due awe the Prince of Death
No speech, no speech at all, - no single word-
A written poem only, - Praise the Lord!”
The glass was tinted, and the “Process “ short
Your friends you saw,- but not the watch cohort.
The Lord writes straight with many crooked lines
But none can set the limits nor confines
To prayers rising up, nor to the plea:
“Please Lord be merciful to Timothy!”
© Elizabeth Dandy
This was written during the hour of his execution - St. Dismas stood next to him (St. Disman, the Good Thief, crucified with Christ is the Patron Sait of those undergoing execution - see my poem "THE EXCON SAINT"
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Timothy McVeigh - Welcomed in Heaven
Contributed by
Elizabeth_Dandy
on
Sunday, 17th April 2005 @ 02:09:23 PM in AEST
Topic:
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Seraphim nervously welcome him
The Persian Gulf War raged,- and Tim was there
And made our missiles against Saddam flare.
A decorated hero, -dear to all-
But now condemned as ruthless criminal.
Why did you do this deed, Tim please explain?
Why did you cause such suffering and pain?
Returning from the war, fatigued and spent
Your heart turned so against the Government.
Small farms’ foreclosure, unpaid rents called in,-
And penury perhaps for friends or kin,-
Ingratitude - indifference-
Can make the staunchest hero lose his sense.
Past traumatic syndrome and its strain,
The Persia Gulf War fresh in memory’s lane,
Big disappointments and some stresses more,
Besides frustrations rushing to the fore.
The day arrived, when all the world aghast
Heard of the bomb’s destructions and the blast
That plunged, submerged so many in a sea
Of suffering and great calamity.
They caught you soon and justice held its sway,
At first delayed, but then no further stay;.
They gave no time for you to comprehend
The import of your deed and to repent.
The Government its fearful promise kept
And had you to a lethal gurney strapped;
Invited witnesses to view your death
And to observe you draw your final breath.
To stare you down,- to watch you squirm and cry
Was the intent,- but lo! - it went awry!-
Stare down condemned a man is blasphemous!
For it denies due awe the Prince of Death
No speech, no speech at all, - no single word-
A written poem only, - Praise the Lord!”
The glass was tinted, and the “Process “ short
Your friends you saw,- but not the watch cohort.
The Lord writes straight with many crooked lines
But none can set the limits nor confines
To prayers rising up, nor to the plea:
“Please Lord be merciful to Timothy!”
© Elizabeth Dandy
This was written during the hour of his execution - St. Dismas stood next to him (St. Disman, the Good Thief, crucified with Christ is the Patron Sait of those undergoing execution - see my poem "THE EXCON SAINT"
Copyright ©
Elizabeth_Dandy
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Re: Timothy McVeigh - Welcomed in Heaven
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by reflections on
Sunday, 17th April 2005 @ 05:50:18 PM AEST
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Dear Elizabeth; I stand beside you in your cry that God alone judge Timothy. Let us judge those who run our government. The government that stops investigating an incident of major impact on this country, as soon as the finger of guilt points away from them.
My disagreement with Timothy is in the major point that the very ones he protested FOR, were the same one’s that he killed in his “out of proportion” protest. The innocent dead children off-set any decent intentions.
Only God is capable of judging this one. I can only have human feelings about the small things man should never lose sight of. His rightful place in God’s scheme, and the horror of making the wrong choices as to methods of
One’s displeasure over governmental decisions out of control.
John
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Re: Timothy McVeigh - Welcomed in Heaven
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by emystar on
Monday, 18th April 2005 @ 02:23:17 AM AEST
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Well done, my friend.
an awesoem write.
huggs,
emy |
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Re: Timothy McVeigh - Welcomed in Heaven
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by Lionel on
Monday, 18th April 2005 @ 09:02:02 AM AEST
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| Everything man does proves the varicity of God's holy word - the scriptures. In Timothy's case - Jere. 17:9 " the heart ( in man ) is decietful above all things and desperately wicked: who can know it? " Brilliant poem though - as usual. |
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