Re: 9/11/2021 Though I have opinions and came into my own politically, there are no politics in my poem, "Landmark of Light". There are no references to patriotism and bigotry. It is just a reflection of the pain we felt as New Yorkers. Every year gets more and more painful as names are read at … Continue reading Thoughts on 9/11 – 20 years later…
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Landmark of Light
Upon a boatone can survey themerging of memoriesprojected upon the backdropof a skyline marred by fear One canspot the wallopening upas it separatesinto a gatewayfor the healingof broken hearts Knowing that it’s beentwo decadessince we kept rememberingwhere we were that daywhen lower Manhattanbecame a metropolis of ghosts Knowing that it’s beentwo decadessince we rememberedin spite … Continue reading Landmark of Light