An Ode To 911
Each Twin Tower encased in steel bower
Billowing masts did to horizon crest, as the fibrous
sunflower
Wrought to withstand the shearing winds and the
mightiest shower
A symbol of America's limitless capital and economic
power
Perched on the precipice of greatness until 911's
sentient hour
In a prescient moment, steel caissons did the steel
girders scour
Mighty sentinels of the skyline succumbed to a roaring
stour
In the dust-swept corridors, the shell-shocked
remnants did cower
Anon, as residual to the surface imploded; exploded a
national fervor
As free enterprises' symbols crumbled in New York's
harbor
A wave of national pride rumbling across the fruited
plains did succor
With steeled nerves and stealthy acumen did lab our
Our tarnished symbols of freedom to defend with
unblemished might, valor
In faraway lands, in shielded hovels, bastions; tracked
enemy with vigor
With soaring wings and pounding hooves, girded with
invincible armor
Did fleece the brigand cowards restoring the nation's
honor
Copyright © Stephen Parker | Year Posted 2012
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