Bj.'s oil painting,
Statue of Liberty,
New York, is awarded the Medal of Honor & featured
in tribute to the tragedy of Sept. 11th in New York and on the Twin Towers. *On a
personal note by the artist, "Of all the honors and awards that my art has garnered
me, this is one that I hold with great personal pride. My visit to New York was,
actually, many years prior to the events on 9-11. However, the initial compositional
phase of this painting, started just before the awful tragedy. My heart was
so full of tears...I could not work on it. It was set aside and not completed, until
2003. Never in my work, has my passion morphed into something-so powerful, that I
doubted my ability to finish the piece. This piece started out as an expression of a
special place that I had traveled to-and ended, as a representation of all that Lady
Liberty stands for. I am humbled to have met her."
Medal of Honor Award
One
More Day
The days have
come and the nights are long
As a country, we have
done right
and done so much
wrong
Throughout it all,
your memory is still clear
Oh how I wish you
were here
We have troops
fighting day and night
hoping that they can
make this wrong turn right
They work in land far
away
Just hoping to make
it another day
There is no end to
the daily thoughts of missing you
Only another day and
another night to get through
You would have been
proud of those left behind
For they too, have
suffered from this crime
I know you would not
want us to grieve
Even so the days go
on and on and
the pain never leaves
What did happen I
shall try to say
If only to convince
myself...just one more day
The towers fell and
we looked with
shock and dismay
The heroes worked for
so many days
But you descended to
a place above
And
we were left with a
memory of your love
Kids drew pictures,
and fireman searched
It was a labor filled
with love, not work
People prayed to the
one who holds their faith
As a nation,we held
fast to be strong, come what may
There were ceremonies
and tributes and still today
Each of us were so
devastated by that day
We look at the flag a
different way
And keep on doing
what we can
to make it one more
day
There were songs and
poems and
graphics and articles
abound
There were
fundraisers,and parades and
tears in every town
But know that in this
time of trial and genuine grief
Your memory has yet
to begin to leave
For we became strong
and once again
challenged those who
lead
To give us an answer
or help us regain peace
It has awakened
America and opened our minds
And in them,it is
there, the strength we will find
To remember why we
cried and came together
from all walks of
life
To conquer the ones
who took your lives
So I ask that you
look down upon us and
send us your strength
Help us and guide us
to discover from within
How to make it
through one more day
And
Bring everlasting
peace in the end
This is written in
tribute to the 32 friends
I lost and the half
sister and cousin.
It is a tribute to
those who daily strive to make our
world better, and not
bitter.
I cannot say I
understand it all
For as we know, it
has divided us like a wall.
So my request is
this....Vote...I do not care who you
Vote for nor what
party you belong...Make it a choice
to have a say in what
happens in our world today....and
remember to be kind
to those who help us make it
One More Day
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One More Day © Lady Daughtery Concepts
Statue of Liberty displayed courtesy of
bj. de Castro and we wish to thank her for allowing us this honor. Please stop in to her
gallery and check out her paintings. She also does comission work.
No parts of this may be reproduced.
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