In the distance, shadows still linger
Memory of a decade past...
Shadows of our former lives
Shadows from back when were cast!
Today, we will not fail
For we find strength
in those shadows afar...
We stop, we fall silent;
but -- we shall prevail.
Our people, foreshadowed, the world...
In history, none of us will ever forget.
Amongst debris and dust, those shadows fell
Amidst the chaos; 'n' disbelief as well.
Shadows of what was yesterday...
Stop and remember.
Remember those who perished for our freedom
All our lost heroes, and those who saved; ---
And those who conquered America's threat
Our hearts open as one...as a flag in the wind
In unification, our hearts'll be UNFURLED!!!
SHADOWS OF YESTERDAY
~Hootin' Anni © 2011
Twin Tower images
courtesy of news media
What a terrible day which changed the whole world too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post, Anni.
ReplyDeleteGod Bless America!
Hugs,
Nancy
Great post Anni! It was a terrible day and we need to remember and pay tribute to those we lost.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tribute Anni
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Donna
God Bless America...we will never forget! Our town did a healing field in memory of that fateful day..please visit my post tomorrow, Thanx!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful picture and poetry, Anni. Such a sad anniversary. We seem to have forgotten a lot of what we learned on that day about being "one."
ReplyDeleteVery touching Anni. We will never forget...and generally won't forgive those who trespassed against us.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Anni. Simply beautiful.
ReplyDeletegreat post annie.
ReplyDeleteThe picture of the twin towers with the sun between them is so good, and what a good picture for your poem. This is such a lovely poem, you are talented, it is so true about the disbelief, you have written a very touching tribute!
ReplyDeleteI can still feel the shock, Anni. No one imagines such things happening, and yet, in war-torn countries, such events are probably still a shock, no matter how often they happen there.
ReplyDeleteRemember being young, with parents and grandparents asking, "What is this world coming to?" and yet, those were the parents and grandparents who survived World War I and World War II.
Incomprehensible, all of it, to the average suburban mind.
— K
Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel
Shadows that was wiped in one day.
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ReplyDeleteAnyone who was alive that day will never forget. Ever.
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Bits of shadow and blasts of light,
Morning and evening, noon and night;
Days of darkness, gloomy and drear;
Sometimes bright ones, bringing good cheer;
Spring or winter, summer or fall,
Light or shadow—embrace them all!
© 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Morning Shadow Magic here
Wonderful poem and a very touching tribute. We have been watching 9/11 As It Happened this evening. It still puts a knot in my stomach watching the news cast from that day and hearing from people at the scene. My daughter has been working on a presentation at school about 9/11. She was only 6 at the time and alot of it she didn't really comprehend. Since they have been working on this project, she and her classmates have learned alot about this event. She has mentioned several times this week the particular stories that they have discussed and read about. I think the stories that have impacted her the most have been from people that would have been in one of the towers or the Pentagon had it not been for some change in their normal routine or something that delayed them. That day has changed our lives forever.
ReplyDeleteMwah! Lovely tribute! With love from me in South Africa to all the American people today!
ReplyDeleteNobody can forget that day, no matter in which part of the world lives.
ReplyDeleteGreat post and tribute.
Regards!
Beautiful post to remember this day-lest we ever forget.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful poem you wrote as a tribute to the tragedy that occured 10 years ago today. I've been watching the CNN coverage and it's brought back so many horrible memories. I love the new memorial they've made at Ground Zero, though. xoxo
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful poem Anni...your talent is endless,
ReplyDeleteHugs Madi and Mom
Interesting poem.
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