One Lord, one Faith, one Baptism

God is our unity, our peace,
oneness of our faith,
one Lord over all,
Head of one body
united within Jesus,
Savior of every sinner,
One hope for all of us…

One Lord, one Faith, one Baptism,
This is what we profess, believe,
One God and Father over creation,
All we ever will be, one people together,
in the body of one Savior,
One hope for all eternity,
One way to eternal life…

God is our unity, our love,
One hope in creation,
descended, ascended,
Seated now on His throne
He calls us to Him,
One body united,
The body of Jesus Christ…

====
Edited September 13, 2025
One Lord, one Faith, one Baptism

Based on #Ephesians4:1-6
Samson Society September 13, 2025
Edited September 11, 2025
God is our unity – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/09/god-is-our-unity-v2.html
Based on Ephesians 4:1-16
Prayer at Men’s Thursday Morning Bible Study
on the morning after #CharlieKirk’s assassination
and the 24^th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, grace, love, Charlie Kirk, September 11, body, America, hope, prayer,

#poetry #God #Christ #America #September11 #prayer

#God is our unity – v2 #CharlieKirk #America #prayer #Ephesians4 #September11

God is our unity, our peace,
the oneness of our faith,
the one Lord over all,
Head of one body
united within Jesus,
Savior of every sinner,
our One hope for all of us…

God is our unity, our love,
our One hope in creation,
descended, ascended,
Seated now on His throne
He calls us to Him,
One body united together,
in the body of Jesus Christ…

====

Edited September 11, 2025
God is our unity – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/09/god-is-our-unity-v2.html
Based on #Ephesians4:1-16
Prayer at Men’s Thursday Morning Bible Study
on the morning after #CharlieKirk’s assassination
and the 24^th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, grace, love, Charlie Kirk, September 11, body, America, hope, prayer,

#poetry #God #Christ #America #September11 #prayer

God is our unity #America #September11 #CharlieKirk

God is our unity,
the oneness of our faith,
the one Lord overall
Head of one body
united within Jesus
Savior of every sinner,
the One hope for all of us…

God is our unity,
our One hope in creation,
descended, ascended,
seated now on His throne
Calling us to Him
one united together
in the body of Christ…

-------- 
September 11, 2025
God is our unity
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/09/god-is-our-unity.html
Based on #Ephesians4:1-16
Men’s Thursday Morning Bible Study
on the morning after #CharlieKirk’s assassination
the 24^th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, grace, love, Charlie Kirk, September 11, body, America, hope, prayer,

#poetry #God #America #September11 #hope #prayer

We all watched in #horror – v2

A day evoking old memories, wounds,

like the shuttle Challenger disaster,

those moments, tragedy, loss,

when we were changed as a people

joined in one purpose, at war,

attacked from without

but more united within.

 

Those days of terror more a blur

muting the most painful edges

but brought back in focus

for at least a day, September 11,

when the twin towers fell,

the Pentagon was hit,

when heroes died in a field

calling us to be united within.

 

We all watched in horror

Terror, Hell in all its fury

carnage heaped upon us

watching in real-time

a nation now at war

attacked from without

but more united within.

 

We were changed

in those moments

but the years have

brought war, division,

a stressing of our nation,

our one common vision;

we have divided into camps,

no longer united within.

 

--------  

edited September 13, 2021

We all watched in horror – v2

 

September 12, 2021

We all watched in horror

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/we-all-watched-in-horror.html

edited September 12, 2021

September 12th

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12th.html

edited September 11, 2021

I watched his friends die – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/i-watched-his-friends-die-v2.html

edited September 11, 2021

I saw his friends die

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/i-saw-his-friends-die.html

September 11, 2021

I watched his friends die

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/i-watched-his-friends-die.html

edited September 11, 2021

September 12 – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12-v3.html

edited September 11, 2021

September 12 – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12-v2.html

September 11, 2021

September 12

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12.html

edited September 11, 2021

September 11 – v5

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-11-v5.html

edited September 11, 2019

September 11 – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/09/september-11-v4.html

edited September 10, 2016

September 11 – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/september-11-v3.html

(editing original)

15^th anniversary of September 11, 2001

Edited September 11, 2012

“September 11 – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/september-11-v2.html

September 11, 2010

September 11

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/09/september-11.html

September 11, 2001

-------

September 10, 2016

entombed within the rubble

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/entombed-within-rumble.html

edited September 10, 2016

As I woke this morning – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/as-i-woke-this-morning-v4.html

15^th anniversary of attacks of September 11, 2001

+++++++++++++

September 10, 2016

his body slumped

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/his-body-slumped.html

15^th anniversary of attacks of September 11, 2001

-------

edited November 23, 2015

As I woke this morning – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/as-i-woke-this-morning-v3-as-i-woke.html

(editing version 2)

&

September 22, 2011

Fruits of Rage

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/fruits-of-rage.html

melding the consequence of possibly executing an innocent man

and the decade since September 11, 2001

September 21, 2011

Fruits of a Decade

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/fruits-of-decade.html

September 21, 2011

Seeds of Hate

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/seeds-of-hate.html

September 11, 2011

Reclaiming September 12

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/reclaiming-september-12th.html

September 11, 2011

Reliving these moments

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/reliving-these-moments.html

September 10, 2011

Terror Real

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/terror-real.html

10^th 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

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/as-i-woke-this-morning-v2.html

all of my September 11, 2001 poems

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-september-11-2001-poems-before-news.html

----------------

September 11, 2008

As I woke this morning

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/09/as-i-woke-this-morning.html?m=0

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, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ 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, Poetry Where You Live, September 11, September 12,

 

#America #calling #Faith #forgiveness #God #purpose #grace #judgment #justice #Law #love #Poetry #September11 #September12

 

#America #Faith #God #NeverForget #Poetry #September11 #September12

We all #watched in #horror

We all watched in horror

Hell in all its fury

carnage heaped upon us

watching in real-time

a nation now at war

attacked from without

but more united within.

 

Those days more a blur

a muting of the edges

but brought back in focus

for at least a day, September 11,

when the twin towers fell,

when the Pentagon was hit

when heroes died in that field.

 

Evoking old memories, wounds,

like the Challenger disaster,

those moments, tragedy, loss,

when we were changed as a people

joined in one purpose, at war,

attacked from without

but more united within.

 

--------  

September 12, 2021

We all watched in horror

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/we-all-watched-in-horror.html

edited September 12, 2021

September 12th

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12th.html

edited September 11, 2021

I watched his friends die – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/i-watched-his-friends-die-v2.html

edited September 11, 2021

I saw his friends die

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/i-saw-his-friends-die.html

September 11, 2021

I watched his friends die

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/i-watched-his-friends-die.html

edited September 11, 2021

September 12 – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12-v3.html

edited September 11, 2021

September 12 – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12-v2.html

September 11, 2021

September 12

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12.html

edited September 11, 2021

September 11 – v5

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-11-v5.html

edited September 11, 2019

September 11 – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/09/september-11-v4.html

edited September 10, 2016

September 11 – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/september-11-v3.html

(editing original)

15^th anniversary of September 11, 2001

Edited September 11, 2012

“September 11 – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/september-11-v2.html

September 11, 2010

September 11

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/09/september-11.html

September 11, 2001

-------

September 10, 2016

entombed within the rubble

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/entombed-within-rumble.html

edited September 10, 2016

As I woke this morning – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/as-i-woke-this-morning-v4.html

15^th anniversary of attacks of September 11, 2001

+++++++++++++

September 10, 2016

his body slumped

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/his-body-slumped.html

15^th anniversary of attacks of September 11, 2001

-------

edited November 23, 2015

As I woke this morning – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/as-i-woke-this-morning-v3-as-i-woke.html

(editing version 2)

&

September 22, 2011

Fruits of Rage

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/fruits-of-rage.html

melding the consequence of possibly executing an innocent man

and the decade since September 11, 2001

September 21, 2011

Fruits of a Decade

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/fruits-of-decade.html

September 21, 2011

Seeds of Hate

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/seeds-of-hate.html

September 11, 2011

Reclaiming September 12

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/reclaiming-september-12th.html

September 11, 2011

Reliving these moments

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/reliving-these-moments.html

September 10, 2011

Terror Real

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/terror-real.html

10^th 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

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/as-i-woke-this-morning-v2.html

all of my September 11, 2001 poems

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-september-11-2001-poems-before-news.html

----------------

September 11, 2008

As I woke this morning

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/09/as-i-woke-this-morning.html?m=0

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, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ 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, Poetry Where You Live, September 11, September 12,

 

#America #calling #Faith #forgiveness #God #purpose #grace #judgment #justice #Law #love #Poetry #September11 #September12

 

#America #Faith #God #NeverForget #Poetry #September11 #September12

Poems, photographs, & videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020&2021. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

September 12th

September 12th,

and every day after

opportunity for unity,

to come together again

as a nation, one people,

to remember, to strive

for a common purpose.

 

September 12th,

and every day after

our lives intertwined,

by effects, the memory

September 11, that day,

attacked from without

but united within.

 

September 12th,

and every day after

for our people, together,

an opportunity, an opening,

to seek, to strive, to journey,

lifting up, helping, serving,

our sisters, our brothers.

 

September 12th,

and every day after

our lives intertwined,

by effects, the memory

September 11, that day,

attacked from without

but united within.

 

--------  

edited September 12, 2021

September 12th

 

edited September 11, 2021

I watched his friends die – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/i-watched-his-friends-die-v2.html

edited September 11, 2021

I saw his friends die

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/i-saw-his-friends-die.html

September 11, 2021

I watched his friends die

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/i-watched-his-friends-die.html

edited September 11, 2021

September 12 – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12-v3.html

edited September 11, 2021

September 12 – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12-v2.html

September 11, 2021

September 12

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12.html

edited September 11, 2021

September 11 – v5

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-11-v5.html

edited September 11, 2019

September 11 – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/09/september-11-v4.html

edited September 10, 2016

September 11 – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/september-11-v3.html

(editing original)

15^th anniversary of September 11, 2001

Edited September 11, 2012

“September 11 – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/september-11-v2.html

September 11, 2010

September 11

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/09/september-11.html

September 11, 2001

-------

September 10, 2016

entombed within the rubble

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/entombed-within-rumble.html

edited September 10, 2016

As I woke this morning – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/as-i-woke-this-morning-v4.html

15^th anniversary of attacks of September 11, 2001

+++++++++++++

September 10, 2016

his body slumped

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/his-body-slumped.html

15^th anniversary of attacks of September 11, 2001

-------

edited November 23, 2015

As I woke this morning – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/as-i-woke-this-morning-v3-as-i-woke.html

(editing version 2)

&

September 22, 2011

Fruits of Rage

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/fruits-of-rage.html

melding the consequence of possibly executing an innocent man

and the decade since September 11, 2001

September 21, 2011

Fruits of a Decade

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/fruits-of-decade.html

September 21, 2011

Seeds of Hate

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/seeds-of-hate.html

September 11, 2011

Reclaiming September 12

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/reclaiming-september-12th.html

September 11, 2011

Reliving these moments

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/reliving-these-moments.html

September 10, 2011

Terror Real

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/terror-real.html

10^th 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

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/as-i-woke-this-morning-v2.html

all of my September 11, 2001 poems

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-september-11-2001-poems-before-news.html

----------------

September 11, 2008

As I woke this morning

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/09/as-i-woke-this-morning.html?m=0

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, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ 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, Poetry Where You Live, September 11, September 12,

 

#America #calling #Faith #forgiveness #God #purpose #grace #judgment #justice #Law #love #Poetry #September11 #September12

 

#America #Faith #God #NeverForget #Poetry #September11 #September12

I watched his friends die – v2

 

I watched his friends die

in real time as he did

I saw the plane, the building,

melt in such sorrow.

 

I watched as he watched

seeing in horror

rage of the engines

the scream of that attack.

 

I saw him crumple,

his legs buckle beneath him

He knew in an instant

that all of them were gone.

 

I saw his mind race

the room now a prison

needing to get out of there

springing into action.

 

--------  

edited September 11, 2021

I watched his friends die – v2

 

edited September 11, 2021

I saw his friends die

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/i-saw-his-friends-die.html

September 11, 2021

I watched his friends die

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/i-watched-his-friends-die.html

edited September 11, 2021

September 12 – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12-v3.html

edited September 11, 2021

September 12 – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12-v2.html

September 11, 2021

September 12

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12.html

edited September 11, 2021

September 11 – v5

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-11-v5.html

edited September 11, 2019

September 11 – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/09/september-11-v4.html

edited September 10, 2016

September 11 – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/september-11-v3.html

(editing original)

15^th anniversary of September 11, 2001

Edited September 11, 2012

“September 11 – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/september-11-v2.html

September 11, 2010

September 11

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/09/september-11.html

September 11, 2001

-------

September 10, 2016

entombed within the rubble

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/entombed-within-rumble.html

edited September 10, 2016

As I woke this morning – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/as-i-woke-this-morning-v4.html

15^th anniversary of attacks of September 11, 2001

+++++++++++++

September 10, 2016

his body slumped

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/his-body-slumped.html

15^th anniversary of attacks of September 11, 2001

-------

edited November 23, 2015

As I woke this morning – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/as-i-woke-this-morning-v3-as-i-woke.html

(editing version 2)

&

September 22, 2011

Fruits of Rage

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/fruits-of-rage.html

melding the consequence of possibly executing an innocent man

and the decade since September 11, 2001

September 21, 2011

Fruits of a Decade

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/fruits-of-decade.html

September 21, 2011

Seeds of Hate

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/seeds-of-hate.html

September 11, 2011

Reclaiming September 12

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/reclaiming-september-12th.html

September 11, 2011

Reliving these moments

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/reliving-these-moments.html

September 10, 2011

Terror Real

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/terror-real.html

10^th 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

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/as-i-woke-this-morning-v2.html

all of my September 11, 2001 poems

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-september-11-2001-poems-before-news.html

----------------

September 11, 2008

As I woke this morning

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/09/as-i-woke-this-morning.html?m=0

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, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ 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, 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 #binLaden #USL #OBL #Poetry #September11 #terror #tragedy #911 #ISIS

 

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

I saw his friends die

I saw his friends die

in real time as he did

I saw the plane, the building,

melt in such sorrow.

 

I saw as he watched

seeing in horror

rage of the engines

the scream of that attack.

 

I saw him crumple,

his legs buckle beneath him

He knew in an instant

that all of them were gone.

 

I saw his mind race

the room now a prison

needing to get out of there

springing into action.

 

--------  

edited September 11, 2021

I saw his friends die

 

September 11, 2021

I watched his friends die

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/i-watched-his-friends-die.html

edited September 11, 2021

September 12 – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12-v3.html

edited September 11, 2021

September 12 – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12-v2.html

September 11, 2021

September 12

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12.html

edited September 11, 2021

September 11 – v5

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-11-v5.html

edited September 11, 2019

September 11 – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/09/september-11-v4.html

edited September 10, 2016

September 11 – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/september-11-v3.html

(editing original)

15^th anniversary of September 11, 2001

Edited September 11, 2012

“September 11 – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/september-11-v2.html

September 11, 2010

September 11

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/09/september-11.html

September 11, 2001

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September 10, 2016

entombed within the rubble

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/entombed-within-rumble.html

edited September 10, 2016

As I woke this morning – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/as-i-woke-this-morning-v4.html

15^th anniversary of attacks of September 11, 2001

+++++++++++++

September 10, 2016

his body slumped

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/his-body-slumped.html

15^th anniversary of attacks of September 11, 2001

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edited November 23, 2015

As I woke this morning – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/as-i-woke-this-morning-v3-as-i-woke.html

(editing version 2)

&

September 22, 2011

Fruits of Rage

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/fruits-of-rage.html

melding the consequence of possibly executing an innocent man

and the decade since September 11, 2001

September 21, 2011

Fruits of a Decade

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/fruits-of-decade.html

September 21, 2011

Seeds of Hate

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/seeds-of-hate.html

September 11, 2011

Reclaiming September 12

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/reclaiming-september-12th.html

September 11, 2011

Reliving these moments

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/reliving-these-moments.html

September 10, 2011

Terror Real

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/terror-real.html

10^th 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

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/as-i-woke-this-morning-v2.html

all of my September 11, 2001 poems

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-september-11-2001-poems-before-news.html

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September 11, 2008

As I woke this morning

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/09/as-i-woke-this-morning.html?m=0

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, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ 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, Osama bin Laden, Poetry Where You Live, Al Qaeda, September 11, terror, tragedy, ISIS, Pentagon,

 

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

 

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

I watched his friends die

I watched his friends die

his moment of anguish

seeing the plane, the building,

melting in such sorrow.

 

I watched as he watched

seeing in horror

the rage of the engines

the scream of that attack.

 

I saw him crumple,

his legs buckle beneath him

knowing in an instant

that they all were gone.

 

 

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September 11, 2021

I watched his friends die

 

edited September 11, 2021

September 12 – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12-v3.html

edited September 11, 2021

September 12 – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12-v2.html

September 11, 2021

September 12

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12.html

edited September 11, 2021

September 11 – v5

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-11-v5.html

edited September 11, 2019

September 11 – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/09/september-11-v4.html

edited September 10, 2016

September 11 – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/september-11-v3.html

(editing original)

15^th anniversary of September 11, 2001

Edited September 11, 2012

“September 11 – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/september-11-v2.html

September 11, 2010

September 11

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/09/september-11.html

September 11, 2001

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September 10, 2016

entombed within the rubble

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/entombed-within-rumble.html

edited September 10, 2016

As I woke this morning – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/as-i-woke-this-morning-v4.html

15^th anniversary of attacks of September 11, 2001

+++++++++++++

September 10, 2016

his body slumped

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/his-body-slumped.html

15^th anniversary of attacks of September 11, 2001

-------

edited November 23, 2015

As I woke this morning – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/as-i-woke-this-morning-v3-as-i-woke.html

(editing version 2)

&

September 22, 2011

Fruits of Rage

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/fruits-of-rage.html

melding the consequence of possibly executing an innocent man

and the decade since September 11, 2001

September 21, 2011

Fruits of a Decade

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/fruits-of-decade.html

September 21, 2011

Seeds of Hate

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/seeds-of-hate.html

September 11, 2011

Reclaiming September 12

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/reclaiming-september-12th.html

September 11, 2011

Reliving these moments

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/reliving-these-moments.html

September 10, 2011

Terror Real

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/terror-real.html

10^th 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

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/as-i-woke-this-morning-v2.html

all of my September 11, 2001 poems

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-september-11-2001-poems-before-news.html

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September 11, 2008

As I woke this morning

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/09/as-i-woke-this-morning.html?m=0

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, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ 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, 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 #binLaden #USL #OBL #Poetry #September11 #terror #tragedy #911 #ISIS

 

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

September 12 – v3

September 12,

and every day after

a chance for unity, comity,

to come together again

as a nation, one people,

to remember, to strive

for a common purpose.

 

September 12,

and every day after

an opportunity, an opening,

for our people, together,

to seek, to journey,

serving, lifting up,

our sisters, our brothers.

 

September 12,

and every day after

our lives intertwined,

by the effects, the memory

September 11, that fateful day,

the towers fell, the Pentagon hit

when heroes died in that field.

 

September 12,

and every day after

a chance for unity, comity,

to come together again

as a nation, one people,

to remember, to strive

for a common purpose.

 

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edited September 11, 2021

September 12 – v3

 

edited September 11, 2021

September 12 – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12-v2.html

September 11, 2021

September 12

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-12.html

edited September 11, 2021

September 11 – v5

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-11-v5.html

edited September 11, 2019

September 11 – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/09/september-11-v4.html

edited September 10, 2016

September 11 – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/september-11-v3.html

(editing original)

15^th anniversary of September 11, 2001

Edited September 11, 2012

“September 11 – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/september-11-v2.html

September 11, 2010

September 11

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/09/september-11.html

September 11, 2001

-------

September 10, 2016

entombed within the rubble

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/entombed-within-rumble.html

edited September 10, 2016

As I woke this morning – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/as-i-woke-this-morning-v4.html

15^th anniversary of attacks of September 11, 2001

+++++++++++++

September 10, 2016

his body slumped

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/09/his-body-slumped.html

15^th anniversary of attacks of September 11, 2001

-------

edited November 23, 2015

As I woke this morning – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/as-i-woke-this-morning-v3-as-i-woke.html

(editing version 2)

&

September 22, 2011

Fruits of Rage

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/fruits-of-rage.html

melding the consequence of possibly executing an innocent man

and the decade since September 11, 2001

September 21, 2011

Fruits of a Decade

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/fruits-of-decade.html

September 21, 2011

Seeds of Hate

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/seeds-of-hate.html

September 11, 2011

Reclaiming September 12

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/reclaiming-september-12th.html

September 11, 2011

Reliving these moments

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/reliving-these-moments.html

September 10, 2011

Terror Real

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/terror-real.html

10^th 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

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/as-i-woke-this-morning-v2.html

all of my September 11, 2001 poems

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-september-11-2001-poems-before-news.html

----------------

September 11, 2008

As I woke this morning

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/09/as-i-woke-this-morning.html?m=0

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, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ 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, Poetry Where You Live, September 11, September 12,

 

#America #calling #Faith #forgiveness #God #purpose #grace #judgment #justice #Law #love #Poetry #September11 #September12

 

#America #Faith #God #NeverForget #Poetry #September11 #September12