When I Emerged

When I emerged from the black ~~~
Acrid smoke and dust impaired my vision ~~~
Once settled ~~~
Iconic giants were no more ~~~
History reminds us, where we were at that time ~~~







(1)~when      2~I         3~emerged      4~from
5~the         6~black    (7)~Acrid    8~smoke 
9~and     10~dust        11~impaired   12~my
13~vision       (14)~Once     15~settled   (16)~Iconic
17~giants      18~were     19~no     20~more
(21)~History        22~reminds           23~us
24~where    25~we         26~were   27~at
28~that      29~time
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Guillermo - Fraser Avatar
October 14, 2014 at 8:12 AM
superb write mr.james.. :)
Fraser Avatar
October 14, 2014 at 1:20 PM
Thank you Olive, it's about the 'Twin Towers' - James :)
Haick Avatar
September 17, 2010 at 8:49 PM
Exceptional write James..as usual, prophets have always been misunderstood and mistreated. Will we ever learn and begin to "see" beyond today?? Good luck in the contest, Highlander! And I'm sure this will do very well.
Freeman Avatar
September 13, 2010 at 6:56 PM
Excellent job James! You did so well in in your arrangement of the words to form your message.. Thanks also for your comment today, they are important to me. Agape, Moses
Walters Avatar
September 13, 2010 at 6:53 PM
Nicely done, poignant imagery of time that will remain in memory. Hugs, kris
Dietrich Avatar
September 12, 2010 at 11:25 PM
Excellent poem, James. YOu did so well with the words. and I like how this is not an "over the top" poem about that event. LUv, Andrea
Roberts Avatar
September 12, 2010 at 4:26 PM
fantastic, good luck in the contest ( and Poetry for the Soul was written about you of course)
Devonshire Avatar
September 12, 2010 at 3:31 PM
That was quite a tragic day and I love the way you wrote with so much emotion and description using only 29 words. Indeed, we'll never forget where we were when we heard the news. Same as when Kennedy was assassinated. Super entry for the contest and I wish you success, James. Hope I can listen to the Neil Young track you mentioned. Thanks for reading and for sharing this great piece! Love, Carolyn
Falotico Avatar
September 12, 2010 at 6:08 AM
Good luck with this very well written write...Michael
Mehta Avatar
September 11, 2010 at 5:27 PM
Very creative and interesting for the contest, Good luck, James
Neels Avatar
September 11, 2010 at 1:00 PM
James what an awesome entry for Nikko's contest.. A great commemoration on what happened 9 years ago today.. Best wishes for the contest with this gem.. I might just orb over there to lull my boredom :) Wilma
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