The saphire blue of that day'sEast Coast September sky
forever etched
into our memory
eleven in the morningfour planes unaccounted for -
an eery silence in the blue blue sky -
Would we live
another day?
Emergency lockdown -I had to fight
to get my children
out of school -
dreams of seeing them thrive
and live until old age
futile luxuries -
we held our breath and
dared hope for a few more
precious moments -
nothing more
September Eleven11 September 2010
Merisi
Beautiful post, dear Merisi!! The photos and words are extraordinary. Your memories are especially personal and poignant...Today is such a sad anniversary...Thank you for this! Thinking of you!! Love, Janine XO
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Merisi.
ReplyDeleteLovely thoughts and images Merisi..
ReplyDeletexoxo~
Abbie
Art !
ReplyDeletedaily athens
Beautiful post ... one hour after, I stood on Seventh Ave looking downtown and saw the big grey cloud ... may we never forget them.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely blog - and poignant memory from that fateful day. I've especially enjoyed listening to Beethoven whilst visiting your warm place.
ReplyDeleteGod Bless -
amy
Merisi, it is still September 11 here in New York as I write. As the anniversaries come round, I continue to have a conversation with my memories.
ReplyDeleteYou have expressed yours well. My own are much more muddled.
As I left the downtown shop tonight, it was a mild September evening and the sky was lit by blue laser light parallel lines, reached up to heaven or some sort of infinity.
Last night this same downtown neighborhood was filled with Fashion's Night Out festivities, fuelled by alcohol and hopes of various designers to keep their industry lofty.
I am tired now, and perhaps should not write more.
xo
This is a beautiful post! Thank you for remembering.
ReplyDeleteLovely tribute. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteVery well put.
ReplyDeletemerci
carolg
Very well put.
ReplyDeletemerci
carolg
Very well put.
ReplyDeletemerci
carolg
How poignant and beautiful your post is!
ReplyDeleteDieser Beitrag ist - wenn auch aus traurigem Anlass - wunderbare Kunst!
ReplyDeleteDanke für die Erinnerung.
Traudl
Thank you all!
ReplyDeleteFor those of us who shared that horrific day
under the same blue September sky, it will alway stay with us, that silent blue above us, suddenly not sheltering anymore, but threatening.
Traude's comment refers to the daughter of a friend of ours. She is fighting for her life after a senseless accident caused by a drunken driver in Adams Morgan last week. She is in the hearts and minds of those who love her.