[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 21364]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         STACEY CALDWELL'S POEM

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, in a meeting today with America's 
Ambassador to Ireland, Richard Egan, the Ambassador gave me a poem 
written by an 11-year-old from Northern Ireland.
  The poem addresses the horrendous attack on our Nation on September 
11 and the shared fears of the American and Irish people. It is moving 
and eloquent tribute to the innocent victims of these atrocities, and I 
commend it to my colleagues.
  I ask unanimous consent that the poem be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the poem was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                           A Day to Remember

                          (By Stacey Caldwell)

     Tuesday 11th September 2001
     Another day in New York has just begun
     Everyone's getting ready for work, no time to slow down
     Mums, Dads and children all rushing around.

     But a long time ago a sinister deed was done
     For some terrible people, their plans had begun
     They plotted and schemed and organized their crime
     Every detail discussed, right down to the date and time.

     America was the target to be
     No-one could predict what they were about to see
     Four planes had been hijacked, innocent people on board
     Their right to life had been totally ignored.

     The twin towers in New York, were the first to be hit
     The next was the Pentagon but it wasn't over yet
     Another plane was heading for Camp David
     But a small group of people tried in vain to save it
     Unfortunately they died in a field far away
     Never to wake and see another day.
     Reality sets in. . . . Thousands of bodies never to be found.

     I live in Northern Ireland and I'm eleven years old
     I have no idea what the future will hold
     Only a hope that peace is near
     We cannot live a life constantly faced with fear.

     Fear of attack, not knowing who's next
     Security stepped up because of the risk
     I cannot explain my words, my fear
     For my family, my future and the coming year.

     I trust in you that you'll do the right thing
     Just consider the consequences and what they might bring
     I'll never forget what I watched on T.V.
     Let's bring them to justice for the world to see.

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