Saturday, September 10, 2016

A Moment Crystallized – v2


A moment crystallized in my memory
by the moving images, the pictures
by the fire, the smoke,
the chaos shrouding us

An audible gasp, in horror,
as the planes crashed into the towers
as they fell, in clouds of smoke
knowing death reigned inside
when all of us were brought into tragedy
by the TV screens, the images
not wanting to believe

A gasp was our common response
as each person faced terror
Alive in our hearts that day;
Remembered, never to be forgotten

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edited September 10, 2016
A Moment Crystallized – v2

Edited September 11, 2012
new poem – “A Moment Crystallized”
&
post by the Reverend Doctor Amy Butler,
@PastorAmyDC
Senior Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church,
Washington, DC
“A Prayer for Today”
&
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edited September 10, 2016
An Audible Gasp – 2 – v2
15th anniversary of attacks of September 11, 2001
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
=====
edited September 10, 2016
Like a waterfall of people – v2
September 11, 2012
Like a waterfall of people
written about our movement from our law school classes at
Franklin Pierce Law Center
Concord, NH
on September 11, 2001
to the TV lounge
where we all stayed, transfixed by the images
&
latest 20 poems about
September 11, 2001
edited September 10, 2016
September 11 – v3
(editing original)
15th anniversary of September 11, 2001
Edited September 11, 2012
“September 11 – v2”
September 11, 2010
September 11
September 11, 2001
-------
September 10, 2016
entombed within the rubble
edited September 10, 2016
As I woke this morning – v4
15th anniversary of attacks of September 11, 2001
+++++++++++++
September 10, 2016
his body slumped
15th anniversary of attacks of September 11, 2001
-------
edited November 23, 2015
As I woke this morning – v3
(editing version 2)
&
September 22, 2011
Fruits of Rage
melding the consequence of possibly executing an innocent man
and the decade since September 11, 2001
September 21, 2011
Fruits of a Decade
September 21, 2011
Seeds of Hate
September 11, 2011
Reclaiming September 12
September 11, 2011
Reliving these moments
September 10, 2011
Terror Real
10th anniversary of September 11, 2001
and the plot to attack DC and NY
reported September 9, 2011
&
edited September 10, 2011
As I woke this morning – v2
all of my September 11, 2001 poems
----------------
September 11, 2008
As I woke this morning
On the anniversary of September 11, 2001
watching it my first year of law school
Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, NH

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 41,680+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

America, calling, Faith, forgiveness, God, God’s purpose, grace, judgment, justice, Law, love, Methodist, Osama bin Laden, Poetry Where You Live, Al Qaeda, September 11, terror, tragedy ISIS,

#America #calling #Faith #forgiveness #God #purpose #grace #judgment #justice #Law #love #Methodist #binLaden #USL #OBL #Poetry #September11 #terror #tragedy #911 #ISIS

#America #Faith #God #NeverForget #Poetry #September11 #terror #tragedy #ISIS #USA #war


Faith, God, love, grace, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, United Methodist, Lord, law, justice, judgment, Methodist, God’s purpose, calling, September 11, America, tragedy, terror, forgiveness,

An Audible Gasp – 2 – v2


An audible gasp, remembered
as each of us was brought into tragedy
by the TV screens, the images
not wanting to believe
what was happening before us

An audible gasp, in horror,
as the planes crashed into the towers
as they fell, in clouds of smoke
knowing death reigned inside
within the ash and rubble

An audible gasp was our common response
as each person faced terror,
the shattering reality of attack
alive in our hearts that day,
Never to be forgotten

=====
edited September 10, 2016
An Audible Gasp – 2 – v2

15th anniversary of attacks of September 11, 2001
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
=====
edited September 10, 2016
Like a waterfall of people – v2
September 11, 2012
Like a waterfall of people
written about our movement from our law school classes at
Franklin Pierce Law Center
Concord, NH
on September 11, 2001
to the TV lounge
where we all stayed, transfixed by the images
&
latest 20 poems about
September 11, 2001
edited September 10, 2016
September 11 – v3
(editing original)
15th anniversary of September 11, 2001
Edited September 11, 2012
“September 11 – v2”
September 11, 2010
September 11
September 11, 2001
-------
September 10, 2016
entombed within the rubble
edited September 10, 2016
As I woke this morning – v4
15th anniversary of attacks of September 11, 2001
+++++++++++++
September 10, 2016
his body slumped
15th anniversary of attacks of September 11, 2001
-------
edited November 23, 2015
As I woke this morning – v3
(editing version 2)
&
September 22, 2011
Fruits of Rage
melding the consequence of possibly executing an innocent man
and the decade since September 11, 2001
September 21, 2011
Fruits of a Decade
September 21, 2011
Seeds of Hate
September 11, 2011
Reclaiming September 12
September 11, 2011
Reliving these moments
September 10, 2011
Terror Real
10th anniversary of September 11, 2001
and the plot to attack DC and NY
reported September 9, 2011
&
edited September 10, 2011
As I woke this morning – v2
all of my September 11, 2001 poems
----------------
September 11, 2008
As I woke this morning
On the anniversary of September 11, 2001
watching it my first year of law school
Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, NH

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 41,680+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

America, calling, Faith, forgiveness, God, God’s purpose, grace, judgment, justice, Law, love, Methodist, Osama bin Laden, Poetry Where You Live, Al Qaeda, September 11, terror, tragedy ISIS,

#America #calling #Faith #forgiveness #God #purpose #grace #judgment #justice #Law #love #Methodist #binLaden #USL #OBL #Poetry #September11 #terror #tragedy #911 #ISIS

#America #Faith #God #NeverForget #Poetry #September11 #terror #tragedy #ISIS #USA #war


Faith, God, love, grace, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, United Methodist, Lord, law, justice, judgment, Methodist, God’s purpose, calling, September 11, America, tragedy, terror, forgiveness,

#Faith #God #law #justice #September11 #America #tragedy #terror #forgiveness #911 #hope #life #neverforget #NY @unhlaw #remember911

Like a waterfall of people – v2


We moved together, without thinking,
urged onward by the unthinkable truth
from our classrooms to the TV,
a flowing organism, alive
moving with our feet

Like a waterfall of people
a surging river above flood stage
driving to the lounge
where the horror awaited us
whether we wanted to or not

=====
edited September 10, 2016
Like a waterfall of people – v2

September 11, 2012
Like a waterfall of people
written about our movement from our law school classes at
Franklin Pierce Law Center
Concord, NH
on September 11, 2001
to the TV lounge
where we all stayed, transfixed by the images
&
latest 20 poems about
September 11, 2001
edited September 10, 2016
September 11 – v3
(editing original)
15th anniversary of September 11, 2001
Edited September 11, 2012
“September 11 – v2”
September 11, 2010
September 11
September 11, 2001
-------
September 10, 2016
entombed within the rubble
edited September 10, 2016
As I woke this morning – v4
15th anniversary of attacks of September 11, 2001
+++++++++++++
September 10, 2016
his body slumped
15th anniversary of attacks of September 11, 2001
-------
edited November 23, 2015
As I woke this morning – v3
(editing version 2)
&
September 22, 2011
Fruits of Rage
melding the consequence of possibly executing an innocent man
and the decade since September 11, 2001
September 21, 2011
Fruits of a Decade
September 21, 2011
Seeds of Hate
September 11, 2011
Reclaiming September 12
September 11, 2011
Reliving these moments
September 10, 2011
Terror Real
10th anniversary of September 11, 2001
and the plot to attack DC and NY
reported September 9, 2011
&
edited September 10, 2011
As I woke this morning – v2
all of my September 11, 2001 poems
----------------
September 11, 2008
As I woke this morning
On the anniversary of September 11, 2001
watching it my first year of law school
Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, NH

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 41,680+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

America, calling, Faith, forgiveness, God, God’s purpose, grace, judgment, justice, Law, love, Methodist, Osama bin Laden, Poetry Where You Live, Al Qaeda, September 11, terror, tragedy ISIS,

#America #calling #Faith #forgiveness #God #purpose #grace #judgment #justice #Law #love #Methodist #binLaden #USL #OBL #Poetry #September11 #terror #tragedy #911 #ISIS