Running
to one court, a quick filing,
before
racing back to the office,
for
a swallow of coffee, gathering papers
and
another hearing at another court
that
same day.
But
between these, the motion of the day,
Stopping,
pausing, watching;
Standing
still, reverent,
for
the raising of the colors
before
the first courthouse.
A
moment of reflection, pausing,
caught
in the bright morning sun;
Time
standing still;
Grateful
for where I stand,
for
the courage they showed.
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edited December 30, 2015
Raising the Colors – v5
(editing version 4)
edited September 11, 2015
Raising the Colors – v4
(editing version 2)
September 11, 2015,
14th anniversary of attacks of September 11,
2015
Edited
September 11, 2012
new poem – “An
Audible Gasp - 2”
September 11,
2012
“A Gasp”
written about my experience at
Franklin Pierce Law Center
Concord, NH
on September 11, 2001
in the TV lounge
where we all stayed, transfixed by the
images
&
latest 20 poems about
September 11, 2001
&
edited June 14, 2014
Raising the Colors – v3
Flag Day
edited May 26, 2014
Raising the Colors – v2
Memorial Day
August 14, 2009
Raising the Colors
8:03 AM; watching the raising of the US and POW/MIA flags
Hooksett Family Division Court
Hooksett, NH
In the park across from the court is a sign with the name
Rene Gagnon, the Hooksett resident
who helped raise the flag at Iwo Jima
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