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• 1 Jill Foster // Dec 23, 2006 at 4:13 am

  B A P!

  What’s that sound?! It’s a hi-five from DC! Thanks for sharing the fantastic news that’s blogged here:

  It was exciting to get your news but I’m short on sleep (…big production week). Let me know if I sapped out too much e.g. Andy Coon is our hero!

• 2 Tom Zart // Jul 5, 2007 at 8:59 am

  THE BATTLE FOR BAGHDAD

  Determined though scared, I walk my beat,
  On the deadly streets of Baghdad.
  Searching for any who plot our harm,
  Or by our death are joyous and glad.

  Standing in shadows caused by the moon,
  I’m reminded of my nights back home.
  I wonder if the woman I love
  Is growing tired of sleeping alone?

  I feel remorse for all who live here,
  For this place is a madman’s hell.
  And those who wish to keep it that way
  Must be killed or locked away in jail.

  My greatest fear is not my death,
  But that I’ll end up in a wheelchair.
  Disabled for the rest of my life,
  Depending on others for my care.

  My wife, she prays for my safe return,
  As night and day more GI’s are killed.
  She knows quite well, whatever it takes,
  The oath I’ve given will be fulfilled.

  WAR

  As war is fought it takes charge,
  And events spin out of control.
  The madness of men can alter the soil
  Which nourishes the roots of their soul.

  Many things will forever change,
  Far more then wished to be.
  As the wrath of war starts to destroy,
  Those things we fight to keep free.

  War is the greatest plague of man,
  Religion, state, and sanity.
  Any scourge is more preferred,
  Than the one which disables humanity.

  When war breaks out, boundaries change
  And all who die are a token,
  Of the rage that must run it’s course,
  Before words of peace are spoken.

  SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF WORLD WAR III

  Our sons and daughters serve in harms way
  To defend our way of life.
  Some are students, some grandparents,
  Many a husband or wife.

  They face great odds without complaint
  Gambling life and limb for little pay.
  So far away from all they love
  Fight our soldiers for whom we pray.

  The plotters and planners of America?s doom
  pledge to murder and maim all they can.
  From early childhood they are taught
  To kill is to become a man.

  They exploit their young as weapons of choice
  Teaching in heaven, virgins will await.
  Destroying lives along with their own
  To learn of their falsehoods too late.

  The fearful cry we must submit.
  And find a way to soothe them.
  Where defenders worry if we stand down
  The future for America is grim.

  Now?s not the time to fight one another
  Or kiss our enemy?s cheek.
  All through history it remains the same
  The strong enslave the weak.

  May God continue to bless America
  Refusing evil, the upper hand.
  It?s up to us to stay resolute
  Defending the liberty of Man.

  FORMIDABLE FOE

  America is the birthday cake of earth,
  As the ants march from every direction.
  Thank God for all who have sworn to defend her,
  Serving with love, honor, pride, and affection.

  Since the first day George Washington marched off to war,
  There have been those who have wished our demise.
  Their hatred, fueled by jealousy and greed,
  Was defeated by our brave and the wise.

  Once again, we must face a formidable foe,
  Who have pledged by their God to destroy us all
  Misusing their faith as an excuse to kill,
  As for a worldwide jihad, their leaders call.

  Some say we should try to appease them,
  For if we resist, they?ll hate us even more.
  But the David’s among us shall cast our stones,
  Defeating them, as it was done before.

  DAVID AND GOLIATH

  David, the shepherd, a tender of sheep,
  Would pray to his God before he would sleep.
  One day he awoke to the roar of beasts;
  A bear and a lion in search of a feast.

  David slew both with his knife and his hand,
  Though still just a boy and not yet a man.
  The Lord’s love for David was proven once again,
  When he challenged the champion of the Philistine men.

  Goliath?s beastly fingers and hideous toes,
  Made David more selective with the stones that he chose.
  One for the giant, he knew he would slay,
  Four more for his brothers who were laughing that day.

  The giant told David, “I’ll tear you apart;
  The birds and the animals shall feast on your heart.”
  David yelled back, “I?ll soon see you dead,
  And when I?m through I?ll cut off your head!”

  The worst of all men, drew high with his arm,
  Came forth to David to do him great harm.
  The youth jumped ahead just as quick as a lynx;
  A stone from his sling popped the giant where he thinks.

  Blood and bone spewed forth as that devil fell down;
  A thousand pound soldier lie dead on the ground.
  With Goliath?s own sword, David chopped off his head,
  Then took it to Jerusalem, to prove that he was dead.

  SHOULD TOMORROW START WITHOUT ME ?

  Should tomorrow start without me
  Remember I love you.
  Looking down from up above
  Seeing everything you do.

  If I become a casualty
  I pray you will love again
  Whom ever makes you happy
  I?ll consider my friend.

  Should tomorrow start without me
  Remind our boys, God loves all who care.
  And when life seems too harsh and cruel
  With ?Him? they must share their prayer.

  I have proven I?m not a coward
  Who breaks and runs to survive.
  Always fearing death will kiss me
  As the streets of Baghdad I drive.

  Should tomorrow start without me
  Be proud I choose to serve.
  Our faith and our patriotism
  Earn the freedom we deserve.

  I miss home more than ever
  It breaks my heart to stay away
  I can?t help but want to hold you
  And whisper what I say.

  WHERE WARS ARE WON OR LOST

  Wars are waged by older men
  In battle rooms in countries apart.
  Who call for greater firepower
  And troops for the combat chart.

  While out among the shattered flesh
  The dreams of all have turned gray.
  So young and determined their faces were
  Till on the battlefield they lay.

  Unable to overcome their pride
  The overseers cast their vote.
  For this or that or something else
  As the thunder of war sounds its note.

  Wherever wars are won or lost
  The soldiers fall like toys.
  Down through history it remains the same
  Most who pass are hardly more than boys.

  All Poems By
  Tom Zart
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• 3 Tom Zart // Jul 12, 2007 at 6:26 pm

  MOMENTARY COURAGE

  Momentary courage helps preserve mankind
  When our angel within is allowed to rise.
  Men, women, children, kings and presidents
  Are blessed by deeds not falsehoods and lies.

  Be it soldier, fireman, policeman or physician
  All have known the rush of courage.
  To many among us think just of our self
  In our world full of crime and discourage.

  Thank God for the extraordinary
  Who arrive by birth in every race.
  Committing what?s right to preserve what?s true
  Despite, the agents of hate and disgrace.

  Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt and Kennedy,
  Truman, Bill Clinton and George Bush too.
  Had their moments of momentary courage
  And the rest is up to me and you.

  By Tom Zart

• 4 Tom Zart // Jul 21, 2007 at 11:38 pm

  HONOR

  Honor, morality, faith and integrity
  Are the glue which holds society in place.
  Pornography, hate, jealousy and greed
  Cause man to be plagued by disgrace.

  Night and day we?re informed by headlines
  Which seem to give evil added time.
  Always at war killing one another
  In our world full of valance and crime.

  Be thankful for the upright among us
  Who desire to obey God?s laws.
  Repentant when wrong they change their ways
  Saving the rest of us despite our flaws.

  Honor, morality, faith and integrity
  Are what life?s heroes are made of.
  Defending what?s right; confronting what?s wrong
  Propelled by achievement, and love.

  By Tom Zart

• 5 Tom Zart // Aug 4, 2007 at 2:43 pm

  ?THE DAY OF JEHOVAH IS NEAR?

  ?The day of Jehovah is near?
  Judging the worst the world has seen.
  Bringing relief to the righteous
  And punishment to the mean.

  Evil?s malice will expire
  By the power of God and his glory.
  The soldiers of heaven shall prevail
  To tell the world their story.

  ?The day of Jehovah is near?,
  So it?s time to select your side.
  Remain lost, selfish and blind
  Or march with the faithful with pride.

  The word of God fills us with hope
  Of new heavens and earth that await.
  It?s up to us to chose our path
  And there is no time to procrastinate.

  The agents of hell cast their nets
  Far and wide to mislead and use.
  The goodness of man must overwhelm
  Those who murder, rape and abuse.

  The only way our world can prosper
  Is by the grace of God?s law.
  If we fail to heed his teachings
  We must suffer the extinction of all.

  By Tom Zart

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• 6 Tom Zart // Aug 4, 2007 at 2:45 pm

  SATAN?S HORDE SHALL BE REMOVED

  Infested with war and uncontrolled leaders,
  Our world becomes more dangerous each day.
  Dishonest politicians and hardened criminals
  Survive on the worthy who look away.

  Bible supporters fear the end is near
  Our world as a whole is beyond reform.
  God will eliminate all which is wicked
  By Armageddon?s fury, eruption and storm.

  Evil?s victory, by no means I concede
  I believe the righteous shall win the war.
  Wickedness, warfare, murder, and hate
  Must be dealt with as in history before.

  How we prevail is heavens test of man
  The old and the young must march in stride.
  With all God?s armor, breastplate and shield
  We?ll remove Satan?s horde with pride.

  By Tom Zart

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• 7 Tom Zart // Aug 4, 2007 at 2:47 pm

  SATAN?S SOLDIERS

  Overrun with war and uncontrolled leaders,
  Our world becomes more dangerous each day.
  dishonest politicians, criminals and the media
  Survive by their falsehoods at play.

  Bible believers preach, that the end is near
  Our world as a whole is beyond reform.
  God will eradicate all which is wicked
  By his fire of eruption and storm.

  To evil?s victory, I will never concede
  May its supporters anguish in hell.
  By the grace of God and the power of faith
  The goodness of man will prevail.

  What we accomplish is heaven?s measure
  As patriots respond to the threats of man.
  Protect and defend what we love till death
  As Satan?s soldiers arise from the sand.

  By Tom Zart

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• 8 Tom Zart // Aug 4, 2007 at 2:50 pm

  IT?S NOT THE LAST DAYS OF MANKIND ON EARTH

  Too, many live with a neglected spirit
  Overlooking the sensitivities of the soul.
  We need additional love and compassion
  If man?s glory on earth is our goal.

  Bombs set off in marketplaces and streets
  Teachers and students shot in school.
  Infants snatched when parents turn their backs
  And the elderly mugged by the heartless and cruel.

  Old forests stripped for commercial ventures
  Woodlands laid bare by the poor seeking fuel.
  Groundwater polluted and unfit to drink
  With industrial waste in the fisherman?s pool.

  Corporate greed causing layoffs and business collapse.
  Dirty foul air choked with pollution.
  800,000,000 who go to bed hungry
  With war and terrorism the solution.

  Distressed by events or by personal loss
  Many question why God does not intervene?
  It?s up to us to rise above human wrongs
  Overpowering the misled, cold-blooded and mean.

  It?s not the last days of mankind on earth
  But the last days for the sadistic and unforgiving.
  God?s Word promises the righteous will endure
  So advance your behavior and begin living.

  By Tom Zart

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• 9 Tom Zart // Aug 4, 2007 at 2:52 pm

  FREEDOM

  In their new uniforms,
  The young march off
  Not knowing who shall return.
  With a proud devotion,
  They brandish their flag
  Leaving loved ones to wonder and yearn.

  May we all be buried
  By all of our children
  Is an ancient tribal prayer.
  They’re so easy to lose
  But so hard to forget;
  Such a burden for a parent to bear.

  The taste of victory
  Shall soon be forgotten;
  But, never that which was lost.
  For those rows of white headstones
  In peaceful green fields,
  Make it easy to tally the cost.

  America has survived all attempts to destroy
  Knowing the cruelty of war,
  And, we who remain
  Must help keep her free
  For those who can march no more!

  By Tom Zart

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• 10 Tom Zart // Aug 4, 2007 at 2:54 pm

  THE MURDEROUS HAND OF MAN

  War I hate, though not men, flags nor race,
  But war itself with its ugly face.
  When we lose faith in the brave, which die,
  Then we’re not fit to greet those who cry.

  What distinguishes war isn’t death,
  But that man is slain by fellow man.
  Crushed by cruelty and injustice,
  With his enemy’s murderous hand.

  War tends to punish the punishers,
  So the losers won’t suffer alone.
  The essence of war is but violence,
  Till the survivors come marching home.

  By Tom Zart
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• 11 Tom Zart // Aug 19, 2007 at 11:45 am

  FELLOW AMERICANS

  Will we battle terrorism as it should be fought
  Or run away and let evil doers chase us to our door?
  Will we protect our freedom and system of life
  As our fathers and grandfathers sacrificed before?

  Will we secure our borders against illegal entry
  Or let our economy and security be destroyed?
  Will we finally stop runaway wasteful spending
  By leaders who are self-serving and void?

  Will we continue to pledge our help to the less fortunate
  Who suffer from war, hunger and disease?
  Will we preserve our heritage and our future
  From those who wish to bring liberty to its knees?

  Never be afraid to be proud of America
  And march with the thankful, honorable and just.
  Never surrender our freedom of choice
  Standing firm for what we believe and trust .

  By Tom Zart

• 12 Tom Zart // Aug 19, 2007 at 11:47 am

  GENERAL WASHINGTON

  Once in command, he boxed in the British
  At Boston where he captured Dorchester Heights,
  Overlooking the Brits at his mercy
  As his men took aim with their cannon sites.

  The British commander had but one choice,
  To sail to New York to renew the fight.
  Where the English had much greater forces,
  Who soon chased Washington’s men in full flight.

  They continued on to Pennsylvania
  After crossing the Hudson in retreat,
  With the British forces in hot pursuit
  It looked as though George was doomed to defeat.

  When winter seemed to have stopped the fighting
  That’s when Washington crossed the Delaware.
  On that Christmas night he captured Trenton
  Where Hessians were surprised and unaware.

  He whipped the British at Princeton,
  Where in victory his men began to sing.
  Washington then wintered at Morristown,
  Training his troops for the combat of spring.

  Washington fought bravely at Brandywine
  And again at a place called Germantown,
  But the British were the victorious ones
  As the dead of both sides covered the ground.

  Americans were blessed early that spring,
  When the French entered the war on their side.
  Though most suffered frostbite at Valley Forge,
  With the help of the French they marched in stride.

  The battles raged on, in the North and South
  As the King?s soldiers laid waste to the land.
  Washington himself was in great despair,
  Pleading for aid for his weakened command.

  His prayers were answered by 5000 troops,
  And a French fleet who took Chesapeake Bay.
  They bottled up Cornwallis at Yorktown,
  Who surrendered to victory drums at play.

  Yorktown was really the end of the war
  Though not many quite realized that fact yet.
  But the British soon grew tired of the fight
  And the terms for its end were signed and set.

  Washington yearned to retire at home,
  But his country chose him first president.
  Cheering crowds waved flags of love and support,
  For they believed that “he,” by God, was sent.

  By Tom Zart

• 13 Tom Zart // Sep 29, 2007 at 6:07 pm

  THE HINGE OF HISTORY

  The hinge of history swings in all directions
  As the happenings of the past are written down.
  Out of all that has occurred since man’s beginnings,
  Less has been recorded than waits to be found.

  Babylonians kept chronicles of history,
  Hebrews wrote the past as a dramatic story.
  Greeks had no faith in the future at all,
  Believing mans repeated errors doom his glory.

  Christians added a new dimension to history,
  Looking forward to Christ?s return to earth.
  An on going drama involving man and God,
  Believing all are created of equal worth.

  Some have asked why must we study history;
  It just encourages us to live in the past.
  When we forget history we repeat its mistakes,
  As the outcome of humanity is cast.

  THE DISTORTION OF MAN

  We?re sought by Satan of that I?m sure
  As he plots to derail our soul.
  Greed, hate, lust, anger and fear
  Are deeds which facilitate his coal.

  He smiles at lies, cheating and theft
  He laughs at never-ending war.
  He drools to conquer the hearts of man
  Shadowing every window and door.

  Tempting all with unclean pleasures
  His success is weakness and desire.
  We triumph only through the power of faith
  Avoiding eternal torment and fire.

  Goodness and evil illustrate life
  Like the two sides of every coin.
  Most can?t help but experience both
  As we learn who to trust, follow and join.

  Praise our Lord for morals and ethics
  The laws of heavenly command.
  Without God?s armor and his grace
  We become the distortion of man.

  THE LONELINESS OF WAR

  I know I?m still here so far, far away,
  As I fight for what I believe is right.
  I wonder about you and your mom,
  Every moment of every day and night.

  The loneliness of war can drive you insane,
  If you don?t get letters of concern from home.
  Left, right, behind and ahead,
  Death awaits leaving love ones alone.

  We pray to God that we will be saved
  To return home or live the here after.
  Bloody, dirt-covered men, we see everyday,
  As we yearn for those times of laughter.

  The far off stare of a fallen comrade,
  As you stay by his side till his end.
  No mother ever carried her infant child,
  More carefully, than we do a friend.

  Many have their own personal diaries,
  To help keep their faculties together.
  Watching hot steel crash into human flesh,
  Always makes home seem far away and better.

  I?ve become an expert at dodging, weaving and diving,
  So try not to worry too much about me.
  Just help your mom and stand up from the ground,
  And while I?m gone be all you can be.

  SEPTEMBER 11th

  After suffering the wrath of a sneak attack
  America now mourns to her very core.
  Though soon her enemies shall all but flee
  From the sound of America waging full war.

  Let there be no doubt, no doubt at all,
  That the devil has decided to give us a call.
  We shall defeat hell?s soldiers and cast them out
  And if we die; that’s what freedom is about.

  We shall seek them out wherever they may hide,
  Street by street, house-by-house, cave by cave.
  They will be eradicated from the face of the earth
  By the righteous, the loyal and the brave.

  PATRIOTS

  They choose their opportunities
  To become strong, not weak,
  By pulling up their boot straps
  They acquire the dreams they seek.

  Their personal goals of well being,
  Will never stand in the way
  Of doing their public duty,
  No matter what others may say.

  Their devotion shall prove contagious
  It’s the brilliance of their kind.
  What you find in most of them
  Is great character of mind.

  With faith and courage, they must live
  For their lives to be complete.
  With good morals and family life
  They?ll triumph, even in defeat.

  They?re raised to participate
  Within their community,
  With their fellow men and women,
  They enrich life and liberty.

  RETRIBUTION

  Put on the whole armor of God
  And victorious we shall be.
  Fighting the powers of darkness
  Who hate America, the free.

  We wrestle more than flesh and blood
  With evildoers and their ways.
  With our faith and patriotism
  We?ll survive the darkest days.

  Take heed therefore, Satan’s soldiers,
  You cowards who hide in a cave.
  Your days are numbered on this earth
  For you shall be judged by the brave.

  Our love of country guides us
  As we hunt you throughout our globe.
  Justice for all who are guilty,
  Who have our blood upon their robe.

  OUR FLAG

  Our flag is fabric wove of thread,
  Carried by heroes live and dead.
  She stands for justice and courage too,
  With her colors; red, white and blue.

  For all who serve her, there?ll be cheers,
  For any who die, there?ll be tears,
  For all who love her, life is swell,
  For those who harm her, war is hell.

  How many moms have cried before,
  As they sent their children to war.
  How many dads have not returned,
  Because our freedom must be earned.

  Wars were waged where brave men died
  As patriots fought side by side.
  Our flag is still the pearl of earth,
  Because of those who prove her worth.

  By Tom Zart

• 14 Tom Zart // Oct 1, 2007 at 1:52 pm

  AS THE MADNESS OF WAR TELLS ITS STORY

  Goodness must overrule absolute evil
  Though there?s nothing worse than war.
  Sometimes we have no alternative option
  Except to kill or be killed as before.

  The best of plans can go amiss
  With uncertainties till the first shots are fired.
  As generals plot their path toward victory
  It?s up to the wounded, the fallen and tried.

  It?s not how strong or athletic you are
  That decides who is blessed to return.
  Those who survive are a product of luck,
  And our prayers and support they?ve earned.

  War seems to peel the veneer off society
  Exposing our villain within.
  A crazy obsession to rule over others
  By death, destruction and sin.

  The mayhem of conflict is a ongoing scourge
  Robbing man from intended glory.
  The hinge of history swings in all directions
  As the madness of war tells its story.

  THE DISTORTION OF MAN

  We?re sought by Satan of that I?m sure
  As he plots to derail our soul.
  Greed, hate, lust, anger and fear
  Are deeds which facilitate his coal.

  He smiles at lies, cheating and theft
  He laughs at never-ending war.
  He drools to conquer the hearts of man
  Shadowing every window and door.

  Tempting all with unclean pleasures
  His success is weakness and desire.
  We triumph only through the power of faith
  Avoiding eternal torment and fire.

  Goodness and evil illustrate life
  Like the two sides of every coin.
  Most can?t help but experience both
  As we learn who to trust, follow and join.

  Praise our Lord for morals and ethics
  The laws of heavenly command.
  Without God?s armor and his grace
  We become the distortion of man.

  By Tom Zart

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• 15 Tom Zart // Nov 29, 2007 at 11:00 am

  HEAVEN?S HEROES

  Winning souls tend to change everything,
  Including who and what we are.
  When our darkness within transforms to light
  And our eyes have the luster of a star.

  We must always pray for the lost among us
  Who eagerly race toward the wrong direction.
  So they may know their own repentance
  Blessed by God?s, grace, love and protection.

  All of heaven?s heroes have suffered remorse
  From hate, fear, lust, loneliness and war.
  They do what they do with deliverance of heart
  Defeating the dark side of life and more.

  Noah found safety within the beams of his ark
  To endure heaven?s cleansing of earth.
  Moses the deliverer, climbed a mountain
  Descending with God?s guidelines of worth.

  David the shepherd, a boy among men
  Slew evil?s giant with a flying stone.
  Samson the strong man, broke from his chains
  Toppling the temple with God?s help alone.

  Jonah was swallowed by a monster fish
  To be cast up on shore with a prophecy to tell.
  Jesus of Nazareth was nailed to the cross
  And without his forgiveness we?re doomed to fail.

  Lord I?ll feel blessed to greet all your heroes
  When it is my time to escape my woes.
  I?ll clutch their hands and kiss their face
  As we celebrate the journey we chose.

  AMERICAN POLICEMEN

  Misdeeds were put here as a test for mankind
  And to many race down the wrong path.
  Greed, hate, lust and perversion are satin?s tools
  In his workshops of corruption and wrath.

  Rape, robbery, murder, and assault
  Are committed by the dishonest night and day.
  Thank God for those who line up to protect
  The principles of justice, honor and fair play.

  Where would we be without valiant policemen
  Who patrol our neighborhoods and streets?
  Risking their life and limb on the line
  Arresting thieves, killers, drug dealers, perverts and cheats.

  To many officers end up victims of divorce
  Products of occupational danger and strain.
  Never knowing when they say good by
  If it?s their day to be crippled or slain.

  It takes a brave soul to become a good cop
  Risking everything for little praise and pay.
  It?s true that some may abuse their badge
  But for the majority we gratefully pray.

  By Tom Zart
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• 16 Tom Zart // Dec 29, 2007 at 2:02 pm

  NEVER BE AFRAID TO BE PROUD of AMERICA

  America, the abundant, the place I was born
  I’ll cherish till the day I die.
  Where the bones of past heroes lie buried in the ground
  Who loved her the same as I.

  Her mountains are so tall they reach for the sky;
  With prairies where the green grasses grow.
  There’s billions of trees where wild birds nest
  With creatures that flourish below.

  That blue gold called water with which we are blessed
  As raindrops or crystallized snow;
  Changes to rivers and fresh water lakes
  While the winds of our seasons blow.

  There’s the haunt of a whistle from a lonely freight train
  Racing on ribbons of steel
  With the harvest of farms and from the factories
  Balanced in a box on a wheel.

  Some cities have buildings a hundred stories tall,
  Structures of concrete, glass and steel.
  A statue in a harbor, a present from France,
  Describes how, inside, we feel.

  That flag on the moon with red and white stripes
  Proves America?s dreams come true.
  A country of heroes who line up to protect
  The past, the present and the few.

  We?ll defeat terrorism as it should be fought
  Never letting satin?s horde chase us to our door.
  Safeguarding our borders and system of life
  As our forefathers sacrificed before.

  Never be afraid to be proud of America
  And march with the brave, faithful and just.
  Refusing to summit to the will of our enemies
  Standing firm to preserve what we trust .

  By Tom Zart

  The White House
  Washington

  March 16, 2007
  Ms. Lillian Cauldwell
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  Passionate Internet Voices Radio
  Ann Arbor Michigan

  Dear Lillian:
  Number 41 passed on the CDs from Tom Zart. Thank you for thinking of me.
  I am thankful for your efforts to honor our brave military personnel and their families. America owes these courageous men and women a debt of gratitude, and I am honored to be the commander in chief of the greatest force for freedom in the history of the world.

  Best Wishes.
  Sincerely,
  George W. Bush

  TEARS

  Tears are the raindrops of the soul
  And there’s one for all who die.
  They are the silent words of grief
  As they fall free from the eye.

  The shortest verse in the Bible
  Is the one where Jesus wept;
  So, if you hold back tears, “shed them”
  When your pains too harsh to accept.

  Tears are lovelier than a smile
  When they come from those you love.
  As they seek relief from sadness,
  When you’re summoned from above.

  Tears are a love-mates humble gift
  When it’s time to say goodbye,
  Though the eyes are wet and swollen,
  With time and patience they dry.

  BRAVERY

  Many brave souls lived before now,
  Unwept and unknown by their face.
  Lost somewhere in the distant night,
  ‘Till a poet chronicles their grace.

  True bravery is shown by performing,
  Without witness, what one might be
  Capable of before the world,
  Without any or all to see.

  How great the brave who rest in peace,
  All blessings from heaven to earth.
  They gave our country but their best,
  Those destined to be brave from birth.

  THE JUST AND THE UNJUST

  The just and the unjust shall clash as before
  As both sides seek victory valor and more,
  The tyrants of evil hate that which is good,
  Freedom, with justice, living life, as we should.

  Where the oppressed suffer the heartless rule,
  Using murder, fear and torture as a tool.
  With a twisted mind they cause others to die
  Their souls are corrupted from living a lie.

  At the end of their rain most are jailed or killed,
  The remains of their victims litter the field.
  After death, they’re judged through history by us all,
  Condemned for ignoring sweet liberty’s call.

  For as long as mankind has struggled on earth,
  Most seek a path, to show others their worth.
  While the just feel compelled to defend what’s right
  The unjust ravage, plunder, and kill with spite.

  All Poems By Tom Zart

• 17 Tom Zart // Feb 20, 2008 at 2:58 pm

  TOM ZART’S QUOTABLE QUOTES

  WINE

  Wine was served at the Last Supper
  And guzzled in King Arthur’s court.
  Wine can make a sad man happy
  And a mean woman turn good sport!

  HEAVEN’S HEROES

  All of heaven’s heroes have suffered remorse
  From hate, fear, lust, loneliness and war.
  They do what they do with deliverance of heart
  Defeating the dark side of life and more.

  TEARS

  Tears are a love-mates humble gift
  When it’s time to say goodbye
  Though the eyes are wet and swollen
  With time and patience they dry.

  THE BELL RINGERS OF THE SOUL

  Poets are the bell ringers of the soul
  As they depict the past, the present and beyond.
  They sound their alarm of what lies ahead
  As the missteps of man live on.

  THE GREATEST LESSON ONE CAN LEARN

  The greatest lesson one can learn
  Is how when loved, to love in return.
  Remaining true both body and soul
  Never loosing our common goal.

  MOTHERS

  Mothers have great big aprons
  To hide from the world our flaws.
  They kiss and scold when we do wrong
  Teaching compliance of laws.

  HEAVEN’S GATE

  With one foot in heaven and one down on earth
  I pray to be remembered and judged by my worth.
  If I’m forced to camp, just outside your gate
  I will still be grateful and not, “hesitate.”

  SELF SERVING FOOLS

  No matter how far in your marriage you’ve gone
  The highway of love has its rules.
  The excitement of sex, trust and affection
  Never tolerates self-serving fools.

  FOREVER MORE

  I love to be loved in the morning
  I love to be loved at night.
  I love to be loved anytime
  For love in the darkness is light.

  LOVE AND LIFE

  With one foot in the future
  And one foot in the past
  Let us try to live our days
  As though each was our last.

  FREEDOM

  America has survived all attempts to destroy
  Knowing the cruelty of war
  And, we who remain
  Must help keep her free
  For those who can march no more!

  A GOOD POEM

  A good poem paints a picture
  For both your heart and brain.
  It doesn’t need a second chance
  To make its meaning plain.

  HOW LUCKY I’VE BEEN

  Wise men learn more from watching fools
  Than fools do from watching wise men.
  I should know for I’ve been both.
  I can ‘t believe how lucky I’ve been.

  BIRDS

  Birds are really quite remarkable
  When left alone to do their thing.
  We have robbed their eggs and plucked their plumage
  And yet they continue to sing.

  FAITH

  Our confidence and trust in a higher power
  Helps guide us through every moment and hour.
  Fidelity to ones promise and observance of law
  Lets our Lord know we heed his call.

  HISTORY

  Some have asked why must we study history;
  It just encourages us to live in the past.
  When we forget history we repeat its mistake
  As the outcome of humanity is cast.

  RESOLUTE

  May God continue to bless America
  Refusing evil, the upper hand.
  It’s up to us to stay resolute
  Defending the liberty of Man.

  FORGIVE ME

  I love you and I need you
  It’s a fact and not a lie
  So if you plan to punish me
  Say anything, but good bye.

  FRIENDSHIP

  Better is a good friend in the house next door
  Than brothers and sisters who are far away.
  The spirit of man needs the help of its friends
  To face all the problems of each fleeting day.

  SPRING

  Gone till next year, are winters cold days of chill
  While the fever of love hits the ground on the run.
  There’s heavenly splendor wherever we look
  As earth is warmed by the rays of the sun.

  FLOWERS

  King Solomon spoke of earth’s flowers in the Bible
  And that where they appear the birds begin to sing.
  The voices of love can be heard across the land
  And that lilies and roses are a sacred thing.

  LOVE & ELECTRICITY

  Love and electricity are a lot alike
  For we never seem to miss them till their gone.
  We need both, every day of our life,
  And even more so between twilight and dawn.

  SMILE

  The one thing that goes the furthest
  Towards making our lives more worthwhile
  Which costs the least but does the most
  Is the sight of a friendly smile.

  ADVICE

  Those who wish to advise others
  Should practice what they preach
  For their pupils need inspiring
  To listen to what they teach.

  MY WIFE

  Heaven won’t be heaven
  If I don ‘t see you there
  May the first to go
  Be me, is my prayer.

  FLIGHT

  Nothing else man can conceive
  Is more luring than God’s sky.
  To be as one with the stars
  Is the wish of all who fly.

  TWILIGHT

  The twilight is first evening’s bell
  A time of peace when all is well.
  Another day has come and gone
  Not to return until the dawn.

  EYES OF LOVE

  Eyes that twinkle, I distrust
  For they are the distant stars.
  Eyes in love have a steady glow
  Like Venus, the Moon or Mars.

  MY FAVORITE POET

  My favorite poet is our father of love
  Who was first to know us before birth.
  His poetry prolongs every thing we love
  As his deliverance gives life its worth.

  INTEGRITY

  What Satan has planned for our harm
  Integrity will transform to good.
  Adhering to morals gives us peace
  Teaching us to respond, as we should.

  FORMIDABLE FOE

  America is the birthday cake of earth
  As the ants march from every direction.
  Thank God for all who have sworn to defend her
  Serving with love, honor, pride and affection.

  PEACE

  War is an emotional release for man
  Practiced since the first stones were cast.
  Could it be nature’s way of thinning the numbers
  As the fallen are consumed by the past.

  ORDINARY MOMENTS

  Even ordinary moments
  Aren’t the same any more.
  Together we have so much
  To plan, accomplish and explore.

  DIVINE INTERVENTION

  What would our world become
  Without intervention from above?
  Angry beings in a revolving cage
  With no sense of passion or love.

  AMERICAN SOLDIER

  Our soldiers line up to be remembered
  As the best of the best at their job.
  They wish to be needed and depended on
  To save all we love from the mob.

  They risk their life and limb for liberty
  Standing firm against evil unwilling to break.
  To be part of something greater than themselves
  They are willing to sacrifice whatever it will take.

  MYSTICAL JOURNEY

  After death who will miss us
  When to heaven we have gone?
  Will family cry our name in tears
  As in their hearts we live on?

  WAR

  When war breaks out, boundaries change
  And all who die are a token
  Of the rage that must run it’s course
  Before words of peace are spoken.

  LOVE

  Love, indeed, descends from heaven,
  Like a shooting star across the sky.
  Love sometimes stirs the dust
  Till tears fall free from the eye.

  FAME

  Those who wish to be, not forgotten,
  Just days after they’re dead and gone
  Must write such things worth remembering
  Or commit acts, worth passing on.

  ROSES

  The poet Horace once expressed
  That roses were worth more than grain
  Seed fills a hungry man’s stomach
  Where roses feed his heart and brain.

  SEPTEMBER 11th

  We shall seek them out wherever they may hide
  Street by street, house-by-house, cave by cave.
  They will be eradicated from the face of the earth
  By the righteous, the loyal and the brave.

  THE SEED OF LOVE

  The Lord planted love within mankind’s heart
  Though things can grow sour when from” Him” we depart.
  Love and hate are but two sides of life’s golden coin
  So be ready for both no matter whom you join.

  CONSCIENCE

  Our conscience makes us righteous
  It’s a whisper of god in man.
  For without it we’re mere puppets
  Who dance to the devil’s hand.

  SORROW

  Sorrow is better than laughter
  For by grieving, we’re improved.
  Blessed be all who morn
  Till from sadness they’re removed

  OUR FLAG

  Wars were waged where brave men died
  As patriots fought side by side.
  Our flag is still the pearl of earth
  Because of those who prove her worth.

  TROUBLES

  Mankind is born from a woman’s womb
  With a short life that’s full of trouble.
  Faith is our refuge in times of woe
  For without it our troubles double.

  FRIENDSHIP

  Better is a good friend in the house next door
  Than brothers and sisters who are far away.
  The spirit of man needs the help of its friends
  To face all the problems of each fleeting day.

  WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE

  The wise listen to increase their learning
  Where the scorners of wisdom close their mind.
  The hearts of the prudent gather knowledge
  For a soul without grace becomes confined.

  WHY?

  The biggest question of life is “why?”
  The wrath of man is always in season
  Why is our world the way it is
  Like a tragic poem without rhyme or reason.

  THE MOON

  From the very first time man took refused
  And peered out at the moon in the night.
  Acts of love, lust, hate and human sorrow
  Have been committed in the presence of its light.

  THE ARMOR OF GOD

  Eagerly plotting to disrupt God’s works
  Evil swallows up souls like the shifting sand.
  The armor of God is our divine protection
  Shielding every child, woman, and man.

  POLITICIANS

  Most of the time as a politician stands up
  Along with the truth, their brain sits down.
  Promising anything and everything to anyone
  While posing to the public, to be on common ground.

  LOVE CONSUMES ALL

  Love consumes all physical functions
  Hearing, taste, touch, thought and smell.
  It can heal, destroy, weaken or bond
  Those caught in its presence and spell.

  PASSION AND LOVE

  Thank heaven for passion and love
  Blessings from God to man.
  Without them we’re mere creatures
  Subsisting like ants in the sand.

  SHOULD TOMORROW START WITHOUT ME?

  Should tomorrow start without me
  Be proud I choose to serve
  Our faith and our patriotism
  Earn the freedom we deserve.

  SATISFACTION

  No one finds satisfaction from serving themselves
  Contentment takes place, by our unselfish concern.
  The more we repent and regret our wrongs
  The more we are able to retain what we learn.

  All Quotes By
  Tom Zart

• 18 Tom Zart // Jul 8, 2008 at 9:53 pm

  INTO THE TEETH of THE DOG

  All through history man was born to struggle
  Surviving nature, disease, greed, and war.
  Since his conception he has remained the same
  Choosing to serve evil or good as before.

  Our boys and girls face the teeth of the dog
  In hot spots all over our earth.
  They leave their families and all they love
  To protect and preserve what liberty is worth.

  The foes they face are the mad dogs of man
  With a desire to kill, disfigure and enslave.
  They sing and dance to the death of others
  Teaching principles of hate till the grave.

  Support our troops who battle the horde
  While we live the good life back home.
  When you see a soldier show them your smile
  Say “hello we love you and your not alone.”

  By Tom Zart

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