Holes in The Air

LonePalm | 09/11/2003 | LonePalm

[LonePalm]

Holes in the Air
By LonePalm

It was a morning like any other
The day started out most fair
Four planes full of friends fell out of the sky
Now we’re living with holes in the air.

T’was just before nine, Eastern Daylight Time
I sat in my office chair.
“Come quick,” someone said, “The tower’s on fire.”
Now we’re living with holes in the air.

Helpless we stood and unknowing we watched
Smoke rising into the air.
“Just what happened?” “I heard it was a plane.”
Now we’re living with holes in the air.

The second plane hit, a fresh burst of fire
And all we could do was stare
“Can we help?” “It’s too far.” “What can we do?”
Now we’re living with holes in the air.

Then came the word, the Pentagon’s been hit.
It’s really too much to bear.
We’re under attack, no way to strike back.
Now we’re living with holes in the air.

Heroes rushed in as workers rushed out
Save lives, was their only care.
They just went to work and never came home.
Now we’re living with holes in the air.

In a plane to the west, men cried “Let’s Roll!”
Free men refuse to despair.
They chose to save others, not die like sheep.
Now we’re living with holes in the air.

A great roaring sound, tower two came down.
Quickly, we offered a prayer.
Tragedy not done, down came tower one.
Now we’re living with holes in the air.

We lost Battalion Chief Mike, the brave.
Beautiful Barbara, fair
Still in our hearts, they died as they lived
Now we’re living with holes in the air.

[LonePalm]

I started writing this today as personal therapy I rebooted my office computer over and over and over.

I wanted to make it longer but I just can't write any more right now.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Jamais reculez á tyrannie un pouce!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! Never give an inch to tyranny!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[LonePalm]

Teach and Vast,
I hope this will redress my absence from class recently.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[Eala]

Teach and Vast,

LonePalm deserves the class absence. Now we’re living with holes in the air. Beautiful. Well done!

[Calpernia]

Holes in the Air:

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Very nice Lone........ if you don't mind, I'll add my son's poem to your thread...... he's 12:

The Knowledge Through The Memorial

by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA's Son

They came out of nowhere

It was too late

A single second would begin many Americans' fate.

They slipped under our nose,

How did they do it?

To think that this would happen

would make us think we made a mistake.

How could a human being possibly take in pleasure from this?

To sink so low, you have to go undercover

and find an alias.

And for what, to destroy the lives of the innocent?

America was breeched

The unthinkable happened,

But if there is one thing that I have learned,

it is that we must never forget that day,

but make sure that we keep the will to go on.

God Bless

[Gabz]

I also write for therapy, but poetry and music are not really my strong points.

I scribbled a lot today - about the streets where we live and the streets where they lived.

God bless and keep them and may He bless those fighting to keep it from happening again and Please God, continue to Bless America.

[Gabz]

You have been blessed with an amazing young man for a son.

[TexasCowboy]

"But if there is one thing that I have learned,

it is that we must never forget that day,

but make sure that we keep the will to go on.

God Bless"

Makes me want to grab him and squeeze him reeeeeal tight!

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Thanks Gabz - he just had the most amazing smile when he read that!

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Awe, thanks....... he is so excited to be getting some feedback! lol Best smile I've seen on this boy in days........

[TexasCowboy]

Very good, Lone Palm.
We all need a catharsis for that awful day.
Mine is music. I've always taken solace in music, and this is no different.
Maybe it's to drown out the cries of my fellow Americans as they died............

[Gabz]

You're one lucky mommy!!!!

[TexasCowboy]

Get that lad a screen name and let him start writing pieces for the forum.
We need his intelligence around here.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Brian wanted me to tell you: "not a lot of people think that I am amazing; my family does. And for me to hear that coming from you, saying that I am amazing, just brings warmth to my heart"

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Thanks Gabz..... I just pulled him from school and began home schooling him (again)...... I think I might learn quite a bit from my guy this year!

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

And share my computer with him? Are you crazy? lol

Ok - I might have to do that........

[TexasCowboy]

'"not a lot of people think that I am amazing; my family does. And for me to hear that coming from you, saying that I am amazing, just brings warmth to my heart" '

Then get ready to have your heart warmed a bunch!
You're going to hear that more and more as you get older....and not just from your family.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I think we took over Lone's thread...... his poem was amazing........ thanks so much for your kind words to my son.

[Gabz]

Give him a great big hug from me.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Thank you - I will......