The Day President Kennedy was shot

[Steve Plonk]

I was in Mrs. Barrett's English class, in ninth grade, when the
horrific announcement came
by the Principal on the loud speaker...
"President Kennedy has been shot!"
What followed was a radio/tv broadcast
from Dallas in real time...
I excused myself, to go to the restroom,
because the sad news made me nauseous.

[Steve Plonk]

I remember it back in 1963 when JFK was murdered there in Dallas. I lived in San Antonio
at the time and JFK was there the previous day...I "kicked myself" for not cutting class, in ninth grade, and going to the rally with the senior class. Back then, Texas was LBJ country and there is quite a contrast between now and then...John Connally, the governor of Texas back then, was also shot along with JFK. Gov. Connally was wounded & lucky he didn't get killed...

[Steve Plonk]

Readers, please see my poem "SWEET GHOSTS OF ARLINGTON" in my
artlog, "Flying Horse Cafe" in my thread, "Blasting Caps From the Vault, Part 5",
Thanks for reading... Here's the link: http://studioeight.tv/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=168&t=26109
Then, scroll down to the fourth poem posting in the series.