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A MESSAGE FROM THE GIPPER
Fellow Americans
The long journey now has ended,
Yes, the Lord has called me home.
But my dear beloved Nancy,
You will never be alone.
For I will walk beside you,
The way you walked with me.
You will feel my presence with you,
Just the way it used to be.
For all the things that broke your heart
As you watched my memory fade,
God fixed, in but a moment,
Kept the promises He made:
That in Heaven, "Old is New,"
"Sick are well forevermore,"
"Failing minds and tiring bodies,"
"Are made whole, I will restore."
The road we traveled hand in hand,
Took a long and painful bend,
We had no way of knowing,
When this trip would finally end.
I know the days were lonely,
As you sat quiet by my side,
This journey to an unknown land,
Truly was, "A Long Good- by."
America I thank you,
For the great stage that you gave me,
To enjoy life's awesome ride,
Where the World became my audience,
With Nancy at my side.
I auditioned for The President,
Got the part -answered the call.
It was my finest hour on stage,
The greatest, "Gig," of all.
I had some, not so funny lines,
The most impressive I recall,
Were those four words to Gorbachev,
"Tear down this wall."
Keep your faith in God, America,
Keep standing, straight and strong.
As I told you in my last, "Farewell,"
"There will be a brighter dawn."
As the world takes pause to ponder,
Midst turmoil and unrest,
The Director's cast is being filled,
He chooses just the best.
Here on God's great set in Heaven,
I can hear the angels sing,
That great old hymn, "Amazing Grace,"
The final scene will soon begin.
As I watched the credits rolling,
At the ending of the film,
I saw again how truly blessed,
My life on Earth had been.
I see green pastures in the distance,
And my horse is waiting there,
With a golden saddle shining,
And my favorite hat to wear.
Fran Maiers
Executive Director/Founder of
Amie's Muttsy Mission for Alzheimer's
fmaiers@aol.com
June 6, 2004
Poem Copyright(c) 2004
All rights reserved. Used with permission.
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President Reagan Quotes:
Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people. Those who have known freedom, and then lost it, have never known it again.
Why should we be frightened? No people who have ever lived on this earth have fought harder, paid a higher price for freedom, or done more to advance the dignity of man than the living Americans, those Americans living in this land today.
Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!
They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong.
There are no easy answers ... but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.
The United States remains the last best hope for a mankind plagued by tyranny and deprivation. America is no stronger than its people - and that means you and me. Well, I believe in you, and I believe that if we work together then one day we will say, "We fought the good fight. We finished the race We kept the faith." And to our children and our children's children we can say, "We did all that could be done in the brief time that was given to us here on earth."
I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress.
The house we hope to build is not for my generation but for yours. It is your future that matters. And I hope that when you are my age, you will be able to say as I have been able to say: We lived in freedom. We lived lives that were a statement, not an apology.
I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life.
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