WTC Memorial edit

[brynmawr1]

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Hi Bryn.
Very nice,
perhaps just a little trim?


Rough barked oaks
in ordered vigil. ..................... not sure what these lines add (given the title) - I'd be tempted to cut them and begin with


Hearts break by degrees

touching three thousand names
etched into the margin, the soul

of a nation, the world. Infinite tears
cascade down walls. A hole

that cannot be filled.



Best, Knot


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Hi Knot,

Thanks for stopping by.  The whole poem is a pretty literal description of the memorial with the first lines describing a very regular planting of oak trees around the two sites of the towers.  I was struck by the site of all of the oaks so regularly spaced, all the same size.  It is also very quiet as everyone stops talking as you approach.  We took some friends recently, which is what prompted the poem.  Thanks again.
bryn