VENDOR WRITING
ST. NICK IS HERE
TO MY CHILD
Everything was cool
I worry if you’re tired
Avery was the star of the family
Especially the air
How’s your day been?
Thanksgiving Zoom call
The kids say
I hope and pray you are happy
At least that’s what
“He’ll soon be there”
Surrounded by your friends
She has a particular fondness
Let’s throw up our hands
When you way apart from me
For the tyke
And give up a cheer
I need to hear these things from you
All grandmas have favorites
Let’s say “After he leaves there”
Many days you are busy but
St. Nick is here.
A simple hi and hello would be fine
AVERY
HAROLD B.
DEANA H.
JEN A.
Her grandmother said
There was no mention of The longing she must have felt
You are an adult but you’re still my baby,
To be close
Even though you’re grown up
HOLIDAY CRIES
To hug her ‘mini me’ To feel the girl’s warm breath
But the parenting in me
KATHY M.
Near her ear When the girl whispered a secret
Can never completely let go!
Being away from family during the holidays
Just to her
You’re always my baby honey
Can be really hard on a lot of folks,
In my heart and mind and soul
Missing out on seeing a lot of loved ones,
A longing
Desynthesized Voltage control amplifiers
“Hello I’m doin fine,
It brings holiday cries
“I love you, Grandma” Without the electronic filters and
Sometimes I need to hear from you
Laughing, cutting up, and telling jokes
To hear the child’s sweet voice say
Don’t let me go!”
We sit and think about the years in the past, All we can think about is how long this pandemic gonna last.
Losing loved ones each and every day,
In her telling She simply radiated joy
Seeing this virus taking more and more lives away. It brings holiday cries
That during the dance party Portion of the holiday Zoom call Avery danced More enthusiastically Than any other member
Your momma always love you
It brings holiday cries
Of the technology
Even though it’s not easy to do Be there for one another and see each other through. So there are no more
BY JACKIE S., CONTRIBUTOR VENDOR tell her that the person who called MNPD was helped by catching the monster that did something to another person. When asked about why people are angry at the police I tell her that in some places there are a few officers that should have had a different job. They were bad a their job and hurt some people. But say hi and be nice to all of them. If one was mean, then ignore them and say hi to all the others. She does not know, but I didn’t even
know that there was such a thing as ‘good’ officers until I moved to Davidson County (and met a few from surrounding areas, too). In my opinion, there’s a large area in East TN that needs an oversight board, legislation change and deserve the protests much more than Nashville does. Sadly, a number of the ‘good’ ones I met here have been killed. While on that subject, the following are a couple of ways lives can be saved. I strongly encourage people to abide by the “Move-Over Law,” (TCA 55-8-132). Tennessee was the 30th state to enact one. This also applies to firefighters
Desperation has no friends. It is always here ‘til the bitter end. No matter how old or young you may be… Desperation sucks,
Holiday cries!!
FLAGS
DESPERATION HAS NO FRIENDS LESLIE S.
We have to stay strong through these holidays,
Of the happy family
You have probably seen many different flags around town and across the country lately, and might not know what they stand for. They are colored variations of the American flag. The blue stripe (“Blue Lives Flag”) represents the line between order and chaos. For those that doubt, despite anything negative, officers save lives, too. I teach my daughter (age 4) that MNPD helps people. When she asks how it is helping if people go to jail, I
You have told me so,
Take it from me !!!
(see red line flag), emergency personnel, tow trucks, utility vehicles (included in 2011 after original law passed in 2006) and even you (the reader) changing a tire. Speeding in Construction Zones Law (TCA 55-8-153). Also, I read on the odmp.org website about a nonprofit called St. Michael’s Shield Project,” formerly known as the Armor of God Project. Did you know that the average warranty for a bulletproof vest is five years? And many across the country do not have one issued to them. St. Michael’s tests vest and makes them available to agencies that need them (minus shipping costs).
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They accept vest donations too. The next flag (I briefly mentioned earlier) is the red line flag for firefighters. The yellow line is for dispatchers and EMTs. And again, remember TCA 55-8-132. The gray line is for corrections officers. The green line is for military. Choose what you want to represent and help be the positive change. And remember “every day is celebrated.” If you know someone that is “no longer with us” celebrate their lives. Carry on what they would do. Be thankful for more than you already do, and try to support the blue line for “Nashville’s Guardians.”
