9/11 Tears Remembered - A Memorial Poem

Each year around 9/11, I think back to that tragic day and cry for the souls lost and saddened.  And each year a few thoughts occur to me in simple refrain, but I have neglected to write them down.  This year as the words traveled in and out of my mind, I did take note of them.  Later I reviewed the words on my computer, edited, and the result was the short poem below.  It is my wish that these words will bless and encourage all that read them. 

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9/11 Tears Remembered

A Memorial Poem

by Shirley Fine Lee © 9/10/11

On 9/11:

The innocent died,

Heroes truly tried,

And the masses cried.

In the aftermath:

American pride,

Heavy weeping tides,

Deliberate strides.

Now in the present:

Monuments abide,

Musings coincide,

And still misty-eyed.

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