Pagosa Springs Artists

September  Song

 

The summer of our innocence is past;
Fear and suspicion roam the land, plundering the smiles;
Never more to trust?  Never more to welcome?

The visitor we harbored attacked us;
We opened our doors and he destroyed our homes;
His hate killed thousands, cost billions.
                                   
Can we summon forgiveness?
Can we learn to trust, to live again?
Can we recover openness and innocence?

                        first published in St. Anthony’s Messenger

 

© 2001 Bonnie Manion

 
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