Images

Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Poetry

…lest we ever forget

 

 

Images


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images

unreal
unfathomable images

the graceful glide
engulfed by the spire
in a roar of golden orange

horribly beautiful

perversely mesmerizing

obscene
devastating images

torrents of humanity
raining down

desperation their only escape

masses of humanity
racing
to outrun the unbelievable

praying
to be delivered from the inconceivable

traumatic images

shrines of free commerce
consumed
by the unbearable weight
of their fragile significance
plummeting to earth
in a cloud of self-destruction

heartbreaking images

screaming
dazed
terrified souls
consumed
by the unbearable weight of the moment

staggering onward
to outdistance the surging roll
of all-engulfing
pulverized aftermath

courageous images

battered
determined
tireless heroes

those who were called
who served unselfishly

some
who gave the ultimate service

haunting images

color
gender
ethnicity
wiped away
from the ashen-grey faces
of the traumatized throngs

now just masks of calamity

all made equal
by horror and grief

one nation
under siege
inconsolable
with tragedy and sorrow
for all

unforgettable images
tattooed in our hearts

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rob kistner © 9/11/09

 

Permalink | Comments (9) | Sep 11, 2009

9 Responses to “Images”

  1. Sweetest in the Gale Says:
    September 11th, 2009 at 6:25 pm

    We were both on the same wavelength, weren’t we? Your poem is beautiful…and the photo is stunning! Your words spoke volumes.

  2. rallentanda Says:
    September 12th, 2009 at 3:11 am

    Beautiful photograph and a very moving poem.
    We all shared in your grief on that terrible day.
    Dominus vobiscum

  3. wayne Says:
    September 12th, 2009 at 4:09 pm

    nicely done… “lest we forget” is on my mothers stone on her grave….1946….sept 11 also reminds me of Chile on that date and the overthrow of Allende….

  4. Linda Lander Says:
    September 12th, 2009 at 9:13 pm

    I know your country is not mine. But I will never forget this horrible day. Watching stunned on the T.V. and knowing thatit was going to change the world forever.

  5. keiths ramblings Says:
    September 13th, 2009 at 11:29 am

    Brilliant, moving.

  6. b Says:
    September 13th, 2009 at 1:32 pm

    This poem was cleansing in an unsual way. You said it for everyone.

    b

  7. Andy Sewina Says:
    September 17th, 2009 at 9:38 am

    Unforgettable images tattooed in our hearts, amen!

  8. Cynthia Says:
    October 10th, 2009 at 6:03 am

    a most excellent poem - you emotions,
    thoughts, creativity carefully rendered
    to encompass this unspeakable moment.

  9. Paul A. Toth Says:
    November 5th, 2009 at 1:08 pm

    Hi:

    Love the work!

    I follow your blog and ask that you consider following mine at http://violentcontradiction.blogspot.com/

    There is a Networked Blog box to follow it on the blog.

    Kindly,

    Paul A. Toth

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