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Candles Flickering
Baghdad
Fear
September 11 2001
Operation Iraqi
Freedom
As I watch the wind blow through the trees on this cloudy day in winter
I think of how fast life can change from one day to the other
We think nothing ever changes but in each persons life there is
definite change
Days can seem to take forever to end, as on September 11, 2001
As day turned into night and hid the gashing scar of sixteen blocks - now gone
People were still standing and staring in disbelief
The hands of time keep moving but for many stood still
Mind and body in shock, tears rolling down faces, candles lit in prayer,
hope for loved ones still strong, they waited - night and day,
pacing and taking pictures of missing loved ones to tack on bulletin
boards across the city
Have you seen my son, have you seen my daughter, have you seen
my husband, have you seen my wife, have you seen my father, have you
seen my mother, have you seen my sister, have you seen my brother?
Day after day they waited, night after night the candles glowed, their flames
Flickering in the wind
Lavenia Ann Claman
copyright January 2002
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