Friends and Flags Sept 11th Memorial Chain Poem

Friends and Flags members from around the world have united to create a   chain poem in a global display of :

Peace,  Hope,  Tolerance,  Friendship, Collaboration, Respect and Love. 

Partners have written their lines of the poem and submitted together with video , audio and pictures.  The poem is available for all to see below! eZedia software will be used to create a multimedia version of all the content and burned on to CD ROMS for  each of the contributing classes.  Copies of our CD peace poem will be sent to leaders in each of the countries that have collaborated on this poem!

 Scroll down to read the poem or click on the index to go to a specific verse.

IMAGINE.... a chain of people, Linked arm in arm, Wrapping around the world, Protecting it from harm.
Karen Eini/ Friends and Flags  Coordinator, Israel poem  index

America wants to be the beacon,
The light for freedom and hope.
So we offer our hands and hearts,
Keeping the world safe we hope.

Kirn Junior High, Iowa, USA

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Create ......a vine wall to protect the meek and feeble they are innocent and mean no harm
Simonds College, West Melbourne. Austrailia poem  index

Search.... peace is like a buried treasure, Hidden many years before. Just open up your heart, And you will find that long lost door
Bayridge Elementary,BC ,Canada poem  index

Imagine today's kids, tomorrow
Full of love and joy and caring.
No more hate, no more sorrow,
Because of the peace that we are sharing.

Palmerston District Primary School, PALMERSTON ACT 2913,Australia
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We are good people and we do not fight, For solving our problems with violence, it's just not right. As we look to the future which we hope will be bright, We will stand and remember and the world will unite
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Doncrest P.S, 5H, Ontario,Canada
17/09/02
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Loving the world is not hard to do. Look in the mirror we're all like you. From each and every diverse nation, All each seeks is validation! Audio
Lynn Manning Ross, Author WORLD KIDS BOOK PROJECT,California,USA 18/09/02 poem  index

Humankind has gone a long way, but there's still a long way to go As harm hasn't yet flowed into harmony Losing heart is out of question, hand in hand work better grows To complement each other, to faster reach that end.
Liceo Scientifico "G.Ferrari"  11 Borgosesia ( Vercelli ),Italy 18/09/02 poem  index

Liceo Scientifico "G.Ferrari" 

11 Borgosesia ( Vercelli ),Italy
18/09/02
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We are children, we want to play with our friends. We need house and home, food and fresh water, and a caring that never ends.... but most of all peace
Audio

Vallhovskolan

Gr. 4,Sandviken, Sweden
19/09/02
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Tough times have hurt us here, But we refuse to live in fear. If we join together as one, There is nothing that can't be done.     Video/audio
Brown Deer Middle School Gr.5 ,Wisconsin /United States 19/09/02 poem  index

We will go on together, united we stand All across every nation of  every single land,. People bonding as one,  hand in hand, Ending terror this is our demand! Audio!
Ein Ganim School,Gr. 5-6 Petach Tikva/Israel 21/09/02 poem  index

A day that nobody will forget We thank G-d for keeping us safe. Safe we are, safe we shall be. We are thankful for all the brave souls now flying free. Audio/Video
Doncrest P.S.Grade 3G/Ontario,Canada  22/09/02 poem  index

Dream . . . about a party place Where everyone is friends. Play time, fun time, love time A place where all harm ends. Video /Audio
Tashkent International School Grade 3 Uzbekistan 25/09/02

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We can't stand wars We want peace and happiness Love is what we need For a better world
English For Ever School 4th - 12th/Santa Branca Brazil/25/09/02