This set of poems by Cliff Dent honors the victims, responders, survivors and families of the terrorist attack in New York city on September 11, 2001.
11 Poems for 9/11: Haiku that Touch the Heart
By Cliff Dent
Dedication
To Jeanie: love of my life and my daily inspiration;
To Connie: my late wife, first love, mother of my children;
To my grandmother, Larlah: who believed in me;
To my mother, Gloria: who got me started; and
To Ms. Lamar: whose contest catalyzed these poems.
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Screams That Sear the Heart
By Cliff Dent
Screams that sear the heart
Planes of peace – weapons of war
Twin towers blazing…
Suicide 9 1 1
By Cliff Dent
A bright sunny day
Jets strike: No fire-death for me
I leap into space…
Seasons of 9/11
By Cliff Dent
Autumn on its way
Jets impact – twin towers fall
Summer’s dying day…
Pennsylvania 9 1 1
By Cliff Dent
Our flight commandeered
But we fought back, took control
We died heroes, too.
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9/11 in D.C.
By Cliff Dent
Symbol of our might
Out of five sides, one destroyed
Lives lost and lives changed…
Survivors 9 1 1
By Cliff Dent
Yes, we grieve the dead.
But did thousands not come through
Only half alive?
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Big Apple Firemen 9 1 1
By Cliff Dent
Big Apple firemen:
Saving people is their job --
Heroes every day...
New York’s Finest Blue
By Cliff Dent
New York’s finest blue
Rushing in as towers fall
Saving lives – her job…
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New York Blue Sky Day
By Cliff Dent
New York blue sky day.
The crash. The cries. The lost lives.
Souls forever changed…
Towers Which Stood Tall
By Cliff Dent
Towers which stood tall
Targets then for acts of hate
Sacred space today…
Though Great Buildings Fall
By Cliff Dent
Though great buildings fall
Stand with us – in God we trust
Hearts will rise again.
Copyright © 2011, by Clifford L. Dent
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Cliff Dent is a Phoenix, Arizona school teacher and writer.