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Corinne
Member Ascendant

since 1999-10-28

Posts 5167
state of confusion

0 posted 2008-09-23 05:26 PM

Sixty years softens a landscape.
Nothing much remains to remind us –
no rocketing lumps of flesh and steel,
no red and gray sky.
Explosions like that,
everyone and everything is gone;
absence identifies.

If anything lingers,
it's the ghosts,
caught forever beneath the tides,
in ships, on piers where they last stood.
Screams ringing.

Now, at the surface, all is pristine:
a lovely bay-front memorial erected,
encircled by tidy concrete cobblestones.
Palms whisper: hush.

From here, the sky is clear and surreal
against blacked broken spines.

http://www.usmm.org/portchicago.html
[This message has been edited by Corinne (09-23-2008 06:33 PM).]

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

1 posted 2008-09-23 06:18 PM

Very moody...James

Marge Tindal

Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

2 posted 2008-09-23 08:43 PM

Corinne~
It is SO good to see you~

You took a poignant piece of history, and word-worked it to a tender tribute~
Lovely, my dear friend~

The link was a fascinating read~
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~
Email - noles1@totcon.com

RMW
Senior Member

since 2001-03-21

Posts 1424

3 posted 2008-09-24 02:39 PM

Corinne ..... haunting. Bob

serenity blaze
Member Empyrean

since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

4 posted 2008-09-24 02:43 PM

One of my favorite poets, and this is why...

It's wonderful to read you again, Corinne.

I hope you're doing well, lovie.

(and yes, I loved this, but cities are people to me, too.

)

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

5 posted 2008-09-24 02:46 PM

Rarely do you appear on these pages, but when you do, you gift us with stunning word art.

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

6 posted 2008-09-24 03:54 PM

Palms whisper: hush.

From here, the sky is clear and surreal
against blacked broken spines.

~*~

Beautifully poignant, Corinne! It is so good to read you again!

2islander2
Member Ascendant

since 2008-03-12

Posts 6825
by the sea

7 posted 2008-09-24 04:19 PM

beautiful indeed Corinne; and sure a piece of history I will go looking for....

have a nice day

yann

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

8 posted 2008-09-25 02:54 PM

Yo Corinne,

This is an excellent rendering about a great tragedy.

Bobby

ms_doodiekins
New Member

since 2008-08-01

Posts 6
OZ

9 posted 2008-10-25 07:51 PM

always a favourite of mine, glad i found you.

*smile*

Artic Wind
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 8080
Realm of Supernatural

10 posted 2008-10-25 09:07 PM

ouuu, I liked this one, glad you're back, I remember reading some of your work, and let me tell ya!! Excellent!

ARCTIC WIND

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