'Historic Agreement' Marks a New Beginning
On 27 May 2000 the Ulster Unionist Council voted to return to the Northern Ireland Assmebly. It can only be hoped that the Assembly can now be given a chance to work for all the people of the North.
The memories of the past 30 years will not go away but for the sake of the next generation the current crop of politicians have the opportunity now to forge a new beginning and they should grasp it with both hands.
No More - bombs, bullets, rocket launchers
No More - petrol bombed houses
No More - teaching kids how to hate
No More - painted kerb stones and flag lined streets
No More - military - paramilitary collusion
No More - police partiality
No More - assasinations, keecappings, sixpacking, 50/50 jobs
No More - triumphalist marches
No More - drunken bonfire nights on the 12th of July
No More - sectarian hate sprouting politicians and clergy
No More - "I won't talk to them"
No More - babies, siblings and parents sent to their graves
No More - parents and siblings having to grieve
Just........
NO MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In memory of Omagh
At the Omagh Memorial Service on the Saturday after the bombing Juliet Turner from Dromore near Omagh stood on the steps of the Omagh Court House and sang a song to the 40,000 people gathered there. It is called "Broken Things". She brought tears to my eyes and I know to a lot of other people around the world.
You can have my heart
But it isn't new
It's been used and broken
And only comes in blue
It's been down a long road
And it got dirty on the way
If I give it to you will you make it clean
And wash the pain away
You can have my heart
If you don't mind broken things
You can have my heart if you don't mind these tears
Well I heard that you make old things new
So I give these pieces all to you
If you want it you can have my heart
So beyond repair
Nothing I could do
I tried to fix it myself
But it was only worse when I got through
Then you walked right into my darkness
And you speak words so sweet
And you hold me like a child
Till my frozen tears fall at your feet
You can have my heart
If you don't mind broken things
You can have my heart if you don't mind these tears
Well I heard that you make old things new
So I give these pieces all to you
If you want it you can have my heart
Song written by Julie Miller
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