Raindrops- A Memorial

[Raven]

For those who died at the WTC on 9/11/01

Raindrops- A Memorial

The sun covers it's face
With the dark clouds
Raindrops start to fall
Like teardrops
From the sky
At this time
Heaven seems to mourn
Those lives lost
Without reason
Happy lives
Hopes and dreams
Broken
Children left behind
Motherless or Fatherless
Weeping Wives or Husbands
Childrens lives lost
Mothers, Fathers left alone
Brothers, Sisters gone
All in one second
Senseless deaths
Sacrificed lives
For someone else's sake
Someone's hate and spite
They will be sorely missed
By one and all
Yet as the raindrops fall
Joining the tears in our hearts
They remain in the minds of all
God bless you
Thank you
One and all
You have given us so much
Down to the last minute
Of your lives
Good memories remain
And your sacrifice
Cherished
Will never be forgotten

© 2001 Raven Lenore

[Wise Young]

Raven, thank you for your poems. I am sitting at an internet cafe in London (having been forced back to London from Halifax because of the closing of all the NY area airports), feeling very empty and isolated. There is an outpouring of grief here in London. When my British Air flight arrived back at Heathrow at 1 am, there were dozens of volunteers at the airport to welcome and provide sandwiches (there was no food on the return trip). The television has been covering NY and the Pentagon almost every minute. The images are just devastating. I don't know when I will be able to come home. Thousands of Americans are likewise stranded here and in many cities around the world, unable to fly back. Wise.

[cheesecake]

Raven--Thank you for continuing to share your gift of poetry.I greatly enjoy your talents.