My poem "A Day....July 4, 1962....Richmond, Virginia" is about being a 9 year old on vacation visiting relatives with my family and amusing myself on a rainy holiday.
My poem is in my book of poetry "The Journey Through My Life".
"A DAY....JULY 4, 1962....RICHMOND, VIRGINIA"
It was the Fourth Of July
A day of patriotic celebration
Rain was falling from the sky
The adults had the TV on
JFK was on there speaking
At Independance Hall
Where the sun was shining
I was a nine year old fireball
And not paying attention
For I was very occupied
Building with my toys
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My thought is that JFK was a great President and the unfortunate assassination was a time of very great sadness for out country. Yes I too did see Ruby shooting Oswald which was another event of sadness.
I missed it altogether. Even missed the assassination in 1963. But I did see Ruby shoot Oswald and that live event had a profound effect on the power of television to show us what is happening in real time.
David Hightower’s lyrically expansive meditation on the whims of fate and the unpredictability of the human condition fill the pages of THE HANGING MAN DREAMS with thrilling music and mesmerizing imagery. Hightower’s richly infused voice echoes the e
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