Kim Merryman Poet Fibonacci

Black Hawk Down

Death
won
that night -
that foggy
night when the Black Hawk
crashed into the murky Santa 
Rosa Sound.  Vigils were held on the beach, candle light
casting an eerie glow through the fog as people prayed for survivors - but there
                                                                                                  were none.                                             

3/13/15
For Rob Carmack's Fibonacci contest.
(This happened on 3/10/15 near where I live. 7 marines and 4 National Guardsmen
lost their lives in a training mission.)

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Kelli White August 24, 2015 at 7:00 PM God bless the fallen

Poet Destroyer A March 21, 2015 at 8:00 PM It's my pleasure as well... PD

Poet Destroyer A March 20, 2015 at 10:46 PM Kim, Congratulations on your awesome Fibonacci win :):):) Luv ~LINDA~ Kim Merryman March 21, 2015 at 7:55 PM Thank you, Linda! Always a pleasure to hear from you.

James Fraser March 18, 2015 at 5:36 PM Extremely sad Kim, I feel for the families. May I say congratulations on your win, hugs//James :) Kim Merryman March 18, 2015 at 8:17 PM It was a terrible tragedy, James. Thank you for the congrats.

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser March 18, 2015 at 8:58 AM :O so tragic and sad and really scary.. Congrats on the win.. :)!//olive eloisa Kim Merryman March 18, 2015 at 8:15 PM Thank you, Olive!

Sara Kendrick March 16, 2015 at 10:48 AM Way to go..Congrats..Sara Kim Merryman March 17, 2015 at 4:58 PM Thank you, Sara!

Skat A March 15, 2015 at 11:46 PM Kim, CONGRATULATIONS, on your Fibonacci WIN! ~SKAT Kim Merryman March 17, 2015 at 4:57 PM Thank you, SKAT!

Vincent Flannery March 15, 2015 at 5:51 PM Oh so sad! My son a Marine, such good young and courageous men and women serve our country. I pray for all their families. So sad! Kim Merryman March 17, 2015 at 4:56 PM Yes, it is tragic. Thank you for stopping by my work.

Skat A March 15, 2015 at 3:23 PM very deep Kim...SKAT

C.M. Davidson-Pickett March 14, 2015 at 9:06 PM Beautiful tribute to some of our fallen heroes. Congratulations on your win... Kim Merryman March 17, 2015 at 4:55 PM Thank you, C.M..

Andrea Dietrich March 14, 2015 at 7:31 PM a tragic thing. Were you there when it happened? Kim Merryman March 17, 2015 at 4:55 PM No, I wasn't there, but it happened about 30 miles from where we live. Thanks for stopping by.

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders March 14, 2015 at 7:21 PM Such a sad scene and awful tragedy...thanks for sharing, Kim...hugs, Rhonda Kim Merryman March 17, 2015 at 4:52 PM Thank you, Rhonda. Yes, it was very sad.

Sandra Haight March 14, 2015 at 3:03 PM Wow...Kim...somber words for this tragedy. We followed this story with heavy hearts...my husband, a former Marine...our son, a retired Army Colonel...this was a painful story...Your words capture the emotion. Hugs, Sandra Kim Merryman March 17, 2015 at 4:50 PM Thank you, Sandra. It was such a tragedy.

Sara Kendrick March 14, 2015 at 2:34 PM Sad that our soldiers lost their lives in a non-combat situation..Of course, it would be better that we did not have to have soldiers..Enjoyed reading your contest entry..Thanks for stopping by..Sara Kim Merryman March 16, 2015 at 6:11 PM It was a very tragic situation. Thank you for reading my work, Sara.

Paul Callus March 13, 2015 at 5:00 PM Expressive words that give a stark picture of this terrible accident. How sad...no survivors! May their families find peace within. gl for the contest...and have a lovely weekend. // paul Kim Merryman March 13, 2015 at 5:27 PM Thank you, Paul. It is tragic that no one survived. Hope you have a lovely weekend also.

Tim Smith March 13, 2015 at 3:26 PM very sad Kim..my prayers go out to the families...hugs Tim Kim Merryman March 13, 2015 at 5:25 PM Thank you, Tim. It is a tragedy. Some of the deceased had spent more than one tour in Afghanistan only to die in a training mishap in the US.