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Jerry O'Connor Bottari
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"My book, Salem Through a Looking Glass, has been published and is available at Amazon.com. Please check it out and hit the "like" button!"
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Boston SW First Birthday Meetup at Redline in Harvard Square
June 29, 2010 from 6:30pm to 9pm
Join other Boston-area She Writers to celebrate She Writes' first birthday in style. Co-sponsored by Women, Action & the Media (WAM!). There'll be candles, tshirts for the first 5 to arrive, writing prompts for those who want 'em, and general networking and merriment!Please bring a book, her own or a book of another She Writer's (new or gently used), and leave with another one. We will also all make a wish for our upcoming writing year. Women in 16 cities will gather together that day to…See More
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- Who I am:
- Jerry O'Connor Bottari BFA.-- fan page on Facebook which connects with my twitter below
jbot179 @ twitter
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- "Salem Through A Looking Glass," I am currently looking for a publisher. This is a unique book of poetry with photos that match the poems dealing with the historic city of Salem, Ma. It includes a little history, historical places, events, and other interesting aspects of the city itself. I have a healthy market for it in the city & on the web already with orders to fill once it does get published. Will be sure to let you know when it is published.
- Media outlets that I currently write for:
- I have been posting older and newer poems on my facebook fan page and my twitter page. I have gotten favorable feedback on my works.
- My writing is:
- Fiction, Poetry, Lit Crit
- Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
- have reviewed books
- Services I offer to other writers:
- proofreading
- I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
- no
- My professional associations:
- no
I dedicate this poem,"The Voices of Heroes," to all service men and women past and present. Thank you, all!
The Voices of Heroes Jerry O'Connor Bottari 5/30/10
They fought in many wars for freedom...
From the Revolutionary War to the Civil War...
From World War I to World War II to the Korean War...
From the Vietnam War to the present war far from home...
And every other war fought for freedom and peace...
Many lives have been lost here and on foreign soil...
A field of red poppies covers Flanders Fields...
Where many fallen brave soldiers, our heroes...
Lie in a foreign land so far away from home...
And, in many other lands all around the world...
A rice field, a harbor, a sunken ship, or a desert...
They went to serve a country they were so...
Very proud of and to make the world a better place...
For their mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers...
Sons and daughters, grandchildren and all of us...
Some who went to wars, sometimes, more than one...
And, lived to come home, never came home with...
The innocence they left with, some came home scarred...
The unsung heroes not quite willing to accept the title...
Of hero, to them, they did what they were supposed to do...
But, they all are heroes each and everyone of them, who...
Fought, are still fighting, or gave their lives for their country...
We give them a day of remembrance and a parade...
And, when I see a child's balloon, be it red, white or blue...
Escape into the sky, I imagine that it is going to one of...
The many fallen heroes no longer with us, but, in the heavens...
Collecting them, in bunches, for the future when the ones...
They left behind will join them in the heavens someday...
And, then, to see their brothers and sisters in arms saluting them...
And, the country they served thanking them for their sacrifices...
With the band playing in the background the music of America...
I imagine I can hear the singing voices of our heroes on this day...
Rest in Peace each and every one of you! And, to those still serving...
Stay safe and come home to all of us! We thank you all!
They fought in many wars for freedom...
From the Revolutionary War to the Civil War...
From World War I to World War II to the Korean War...
From the Vietnam War to the present war far from home...
And every other war fought for freedom and peace...
Many lives have been lost here and on foreign soil...
A field of red poppies covers Flanders Fields...
Where many fallen brave soldiers, our heroes...
Lie in a foreign land so far away from home...
And, in many other lands all around the world...
A rice field, a harbor, a sunken ship, or a desert...
They went to serve a country they were so...
Very proud of and to make the world a better place...
For their mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers...
Sons and daughters, grandchildren and all of us...
Some who went to wars, sometimes, more than one...
And, lived to come home, never came home with...
The innocence they left with, some came home scarred...
The unsung heroes not quite willing to accept the title...
Of hero, to them, they did what they were supposed to do...
But, they all are heroes each and everyone of them, who...
Fought, are still fighting, or gave their lives for their country...
We give them a day of remembrance and a parade...
And, when I see a child's balloon, be it red, white or blue...
Escape into the sky, I imagine that it is going to one of...
The many fallen heroes no longer with us, but, in the heavens...
Collecting them, in bunches, for the future when the ones...
They left behind will join them in the heavens someday...
And, then, to see their brothers and sisters in arms saluting them...
And, the country they served thanking them for their sacrifices...
With the band playing in the background the music of America...
I imagine I can hear the singing voices of our heroes on this day...
Rest in Peace each and every one of you! And, to those still serving...
Stay safe and come home to all of us! We thank you all!
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