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Nine-Eleven

far across country
smoke drifts..cries reverberate
sitting  mesmerized
bewildered, mutely frightened
taste word...terrorist

No. 1 in Carolyn's contest.

Copyright © Joyce Johnson | Year Posted 2011

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Gwendolen Song Date: 9/15/2011 5:36:00 PM Congrats, Carol...your last line drew an image of so much dust in the air that you couldn't avoid getting it in your mouth...hence, taste terrorist. Very concise wording...great tanka! Gwendolen Login to Reply

Michael J. Falotico Date: 9/15/2011 5:25:00 PM Congraonderful piece.. always Michaelts to Joyce on this w Login to Reply

Jack Horne Date: 9/15/2011 3:48:00 PM Awesome write. Many congratulations to you, Joyce : ) Login to Reply

Black Eyed Susan Date: 9/15/2011 1:18:00 PM i think you really captured the moment and with this one joyce. we were all bewildered for sure. i love the ending too - tasting the word - simply brilliant. congrats on your win :) Login to Reply

Bob Quigley Date: 9/15/2011 11:00:00 AM Congratulations on your 1ts place win Joyce. "far across country" is so appropriate. Login to Reply

Sara Kendrick Date: 9/15/2011 10:10:00 AM Congrats on your win in Carolyn's fine contest..Sara Login to Reply

Caryl Ramsdale Date: 9/15/2011 3:00:00 AM My favorite line "taste word...terrorist". We as a country were exposed as never before. Outstanding combination of words my friend. Congratulations on your 1st place win. Cr Login to Reply

Lee Ramage Date: 9/15/2011 12:04:00 AM Excellent, just wish we didn't have to the know the word. Love Lee Login to Reply

Nette Onclaud Date: 9/15/2011 12:02:00 AM top of the heap, joyce..sunniest congrats on your most special win :) huggs Login to Reply

Margaret Foster Date: 9/14/2011 9:50:00 PM Congratulations on your win Joyce. Not a lot of words but saying so much. well done. Marg Login to Reply

Iolanda Scripca Date: 9/14/2011 8:29:00 PM Congratulations on your top win, dear Joyce! Best, iolanda Login to Reply

Kim Merryman Date: 9/14/2011 8:19:00 PM Congrats on your 1st place win, Joyce! Kim Login to Reply

Dr.Ram Mehta Date: 9/14/2011 8:10:00 PM Congratulations on the first place win in the contest of Carolyn, Joyce Login to Reply

Carrie Richards Date: 9/14/2011 4:54:00 PM That new word, which now seems too commonplace...such an ugly word it is. Excellent entry to Carolyn's contest, Joyce! Congratulations Login to Reply

Linda-Marie Sweetheart Date: 9/14/2011 3:37:00 PM Congrats Joyce on a fantastic first place win ... Login to Reply

Debbie Guzzi Date: 9/14/2011 2:45:00 PM yes our turn to reap...Congrad's light & love Login to Reply

David Williams Date: 9/14/2011 2:45:00 PM hey Joyce congrats on your win, all entries were sensitively done..David Login to Reply

John Freeman Date: 9/14/2011 2:37:00 PM I wish I could say beautiful, Joyce, but the scene was anything but beautiful. However, a quite worthy Tanka was to rank first place. Congratulations Joyce. Agape, Moses Login to Reply

Carol Sunshine Brown Date: 9/14/2011 2:05:00 PM Congratulations on your well deserved win Joyce. Love, Carol Login to Reply

Carolyn Devonshire Date: 9/14/2011 1:30:00 PM Joyce, your poem captured all of the feelings from that moment -- bewilderment, mesmerized, crying. Indeed the "smoke" or impact drift far across the country. Outstanding tanka! Congratulations on your first-place win. Love, Carolyn Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 9/9/2011 11:42:00 PM a very nasty word it was to taste too. One we had not thought much about before that fated time! Login to Reply