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TWENTY YEARS THROUGHOUT THE TEARS--IN MEMORY OF 9/11
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HON. ANDREW R. GARBARINO
of new york
in the house of representatives
Friday, September 10, 2021
Mr. GARBARINO. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record a poetic tribute in memory of the heroes and innocents lost on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 at The World Trade Center penned by Albert Carey Caswell.
Twenty Years Throughout The Tears
(by Albert Carey Caswell)
Twenty years throughout the tearsIt was twenty years ago this day,what happened here upon our hearts which weighsAll in our tears which flow each dayAll in what our prayers have come to sayAs we stop to ponder all the pain and woe it's madeThe kind which only seems to grow only Heaven can allay
When, we reunite with our loved ones one fine dayAs on this day that we stop to remember,what all happened here on the darkest of September'sWhen, we lost all of our loved ones as Towers fell down belowWatching all of those scenes from hell we'd come to knowAs their most courageous hearts to new heights so roseWhat seems like just yesterday,still remains 20 years later all in our pain and woe
As we teach our children well about all of thoseThose innocents and heroes of 9/11 who up to heaven rose
The Men and Women up in the TowersThe magnificent Fire Fighters and Police who chose to fight in the darkest of hours
As it been twenty years of heartbreak and tears for all of us and our'sWhen, all of our loved ones went awayOn bended knee throughout the years oh how for them we've prayed,
wishing but to with them one more dayWhen, something or song reminds us of them as the tears come our way
As we give thanks and praise to all of those heroes for what they gaveAgainst such evil wrought on that dayGod bless those Heroes At Ground Zero heroically fought and stayedTeaching us all about faith and glory,teaching us all about their courage and selflessness as was their storyWhen, from out of all this pain and heartache came such
Gotham GloryAs we watched Fire Fighters and Police,running up the towers towards sure death in disbeliefTo save precious lives all because of their selfless beliefMothers, Fathers, Sisters, Brothers, Parents and Grandparents and friends,we so loved in our hearts until the endWatching all those innocents and heroes dying right before our eyes cryingAnd for all those children who had to grow up without moms or dads,and lost the best friends they'll ever haveNot to watch them grow up to be everything they hoped to beNo one to read them stories at night to sleepNo one to explain or nurture them of the meaning of life so very deepOr on Christmas or Hanukkah to share their love all in such joy so sweet
Or High School graduations,or walk them down the aisle on wedding days in hearts to keepWitnessing with them the miracle of birthAs a new generation comes into this world to ponder their true worthAnd then now all the ones who are dying from that second waveAll because they chose to stay who dug in deep day after dayTo find all of those precious bodies which lie beneath to place in a graveTo have a place to be with them and prayWhen, all across our Nation came a call to armsAs all our fearless men and women of the Armed Forces ventured out into harm
Who gave their precious arms and legs,and their lives in That Full Measure they so gaveFor heaven so holds a place,for all such selflessness souls of the human race.
And Hush little baby don't you cry,one day up in heaven you will look into your Mother or
Fathers eyes
Your parents have become Angels in The Army of Our Lord realizeAnd when you lay your heads down to rest,they watch over you each night as you restAnd when you wake you can feel their Angel's breathSo have a good life for them and this our world you will bless
Sadly, time does not heal allonly up in heaven when we hear our loved ones voices call
As twenty years have flown on by,as we keep asking that question why?Knowing in our hearts it's the battle of GOOD vrs EVIL therein liesAs we watched the new towers up towards the heavens riseTo build this great memorial of water falls and reflecting poolsEtched upon it all their great names with hearts of love and courage fullTo build upon the exact footprint of the towers we fought for this sacred jewelSo we would NEVER FORGET what happened,on that day when hearts over evil ruled,For a hallowed place to take all our children by the hand,to teach them well all about and make them understand
All their precious souls so very brightGoodness . . . Evil. . . Darkness . . . LightThose brave hearts whose evil must fightWho bring the lightAs we remember that day when they taught us,The Darkness is no match for The Light
And standing here this day,we can but not help to feel all of their precious souls telling us to prayFor Mankind each day,and NEVER FORGET WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT DAYAnd to give thanks,and remember what the gift of hope to world and America gaveAnd to try to live a life of courage, faith, hope, and love as theyBy the grace of God we will join them up in heaven one fine day
As long as we carry them in our hearts they're not goneAs long as we remember them in our thoughts and prayers they live onEven twenty years later on this mornGod Rest Their Souls,and may we try to live lives as caring and selfless as all of those
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 156
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