What a day!
Thank you all for your patience with me at this time of extreme business and little inspiration 🙂 If you follow my other blog, you may skip this, but I wanted to share it with those who do not follow over there because it is about 9/11. You can find the post here if interested. If not continue to the poem below.
And Yet
Standing tall
Above the crowds
Proud and distinct
An invincible
beacon of strength
And yet
We watched you fall
A horrific event
Death stood in your place
You were defeated
And yet
From the burning ashes
Arose a spirit of hope
and fellowship
as a people stood tall
in your place
that day.
What has this event inspired in you?
- Posted in: Creative writing ♦ Poetry
- Tagged: Arts and Entertainment, Religion and Spirituality, September 11 attacks, United States
ansuyo
writing with both sides of my brain 
A very moving poem.. Thank you for sharing it
Thank you, Anne 🙂
lovely poem
and great question
it’s inspired me to help others when help is needed ….
love
xx
C
Thank you. That’s a good thing to be inspired to (awkward phrasing??? lol). I bet you did that before, but it sure did put things in perspective in our world.
yes it’s always awkward ——– this day
no matter what – it’s stuck in all our memories and i think that the only way to unify is through remembering …….xx love xx
It is such a memorable day on many levels, glad you shared this poem with us.
Reblogged this on Poetic Parfait and commented:
Today has so many meanings attached and I debated whether to post. Then I read the poem in this post and wanted to share. This Tuesday I skip the tunes feature but offer a poem to inspire instead.
Christy
Aw, thank you Christy!! I’m glad you liked it. This day has so much emotion attached to it, and that’s good because it keeps 9/11 in mind. Angie
Great work of poetry!! This poem inspires me to help others in obedience and servitude to what needs must be met. I remember and will not ever forget! Thank you.
Thank you very much, John. It’s good to come together to help others without the major crisis. 🙂 Angie
Great poem Christy! Thanks for sharing it with all of us! 🙂
Angie, this is simple yet POWERful. You got me at the first ‘and yet’ and the next and the next. Perfect buildup. Nice pitch. Moving.
Thank you Tess 🙂
I’m glad for all the posts on 9/11- let us never forget! Great poem!
Thank you for sharing Angie. 🙂