Time whispers their names,
sings their praises.
Each day...new heroes emerge.
The wives, the little ones born,
the mothers, fathers, grandparents,
the firefighters, the policemen,
who carry on, walk one step
at a time. Missing the smile
of a Daddy, the footsteps on
the doorstep never heard, again,
a child's happy feet racing
through the rooms of a house.
The memories pouring over, running
down into the heart. Breaking
upon the sea of tears,
cried into the oceans of
grief. The kiss of sunlight
settling on tear stained cheeks.
Tomorrow, yesterday...flashes
of time, glimpses of a year
left in the ashes of September 11th.
Lost, songs singing~~~
If only we could turn back time
~~~if only, if only~~~
Author notes
Written September 14th, 2002
A contest entry
- September 11th by Feline2001.
400 points, ended September 14, 2004, 33 entries
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If only. What a line. So true. One minute, 60 small seconds to alter many tomorrows. Well written piece with thought provoking insight.
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Execellent poem. Great work and good luck.
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Excellent
Such a sad date in all our hearts
Excellent portrayal of sadness and hope. Very well written
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Hmm... I never quite sure what to write when the author would rather not have a cricial review of the work. So I'll just say that this was touching and honest.
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buenisimo
i loved the closing stanza!! great job! -
great job
great job on this piece you did an great job....
good luck in the contest.....
take care and god bless
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this was so beatiful...and i know i said that i wasn't going to read any of the entries before the contest was up, but i changed my mind...wow...truly this was beautiful...i loved how you were able to give me a picture of it all...wow...
good luck in my contest
christina -
This is well written adn very true, how often I am sure mny think and wish it would be good to turn back the hands of time and try to stop their loved ones that left that moring to go to work and ended up dead, because of all the comotion that no one had n e clue about what was gonnahappen, no one was warned and no one was prepared for what had happened on that day. I remember watching that on the news the entire day at school it was like the world had changed and was no longer standing still and like no place was a safe place to be. I jess couldn't believe what had happened. Good Write, Keep it Up.
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loved this line:
a child's happy feet racing
through the rooms of a house.
This poem had some great piececs to it; I like your work, keep it up! :)
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