Cathy Strackbein Poet Free verse

An Ordinary Tuesday

An Ordinary Tuesday

An ordinary Tuesday 
Alarm clocks wake sleepy heads
Breakfasts eaten in a hurry
People rushing to get to work
Traffic jams, buses running late
Flights to catch, flights delayed
Children entering their classrooms
Teachers  ready to face another day
Moms having another cup of coffee
Errands to be run, meals to be planned
Lunch dates to be arranged
Just an ordinary Tuesday

The sun in a cloudless blue sky
A hint of autumn in the air
Trees thinking about shedding their leaves 
Birds on their migratory journeys
Squirrls and chipmunks scampering 
To find the first acorns
Just an ordinary Tuesday 

Firemen,EMTS, policemen
Doctors, nurses, and  ordinary people
 go about their day
A President listens to second graders 
reading their favorite books
Just an ordinary Tuesday 
until the world changed

Evil roared to life
 on that ordinary Tuesday
Stealing lives,stealing calm
Stealing the peace we all knew
But on that ordinary Tuesday
As the world shed its tears
Our country came together 
And pledged to never forget
That ordinary Tuesday morning
When the world changed

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Alison A Smith September 12, 2026 at 3:35 AM A moving 9/11 tribute whose free-verse form and recurring “ordinary Tuesday” refrain poignantly contrast everyday life with the moment history changed. The calm domestic and seasonal images make the later grief feel especially powerful, while the ending honours both loss and the unity that followed. Cathy Strackbein September 12, 2026 at 4:25 AM Thank you for your kind words.