September 11, 2001   A good friend asked me if I thought we would celebrate the Holidays this year                                   This was my reply to him.... There really must be Christmas this year In this torn and darkened world We'll trim our tree and on its top: Our nation's flag, unfurled. We'll light the lights and tell our kids "Each light you see is a prayer!" A prayer for all those innocent souls Who now dwell in peace Up There. What horrors we saw will always be Forever in our torn soul Our hearts will cry, our hearts will break Because of such evil untold, That visited us that horrific day And took so many away And tore apart our lives, our hearts, Our souls -- that fateful day. But when we light our tree we will Remember when we see its lights- Majestic towers whose brief beautiful years Gave splendor to Manhattan nights, And the bright dear souls whose lives were taken By the evil that stole them away. Oh God why did our loved ones have to leave So tragically that day???? How can we go on? We who have lost So much, so many so dear......... Our tortured souls, our anguished cries For loved ones who are no longer here. Whose tragic deaths, on that horrible day Tore our hearts, our souls, our minds. But we must go on and we must be brave And we must create, and find Hope, and peace, and love and resolve To make this a better place Where nations unite in peace and REAL love No matter what creed or race. There really must be Christmas this year May peace reign absolute and true! May God's Light and Love and Goodness And Strength be always surrounding you. Copyright © 2001 Azar "Ace' Attura I am devastated by what has happened in our lives. This has touched us all. May God preserve and protect us all.  I hope our generation soon sees the day when true peace and goodness reign on earth now and forever.