See the smoke
hear the noise
what has happened
look around
people screaming
people falling
debris scattered
look around
world is changing
who are trusted
what’s the reason
look around
innocent children
loving parents
daughters sons
look around
peaceful running
shattered silence
no more cheering
look around
stop the hatred
cease the death
what’s the point
look around
we are sorry
we know your pain
how can we stop it
look around
bombs in boston
you ran for fun
not for your life
look around
we are sorry….
To those whose lives have been taken away so cruelly and quickly. My thoughts are with all the families, who tonight won’t have their loved ones by their side. My sincere condolences and thoughts are with you all. xx
Ramblings From A Mum 
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From the very talented Rams..xx
Thank you Merby for reblogging xx
Was a lovely tribute Rams.xx
Poignant poem about yesterday’s tragedy!!! Thank you
Welcome Kira – thank you.
stop the hatred
cease the death
what’s the point
😦
Exactly… 😦 thank you YS
Deeply moving lines, Rambly. Prayers ….RIP to all those that lost their lives at Boston. .
Indeed RIP, thanks you Panchali xx
Beautifully done, Rambly. I’ve reblogged this.
Thank you Lyn xx
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A beautiful tribute from Rambly.
Thank you Lyn x
Thank you for sharing this…..I am a Bostonian and this has hit hard.
Janet – Thank you for reading and your comment. My thoughts are with you, events like these are tragic and unforgivable and I wish you and yours solace. x
Very well said.
Nelson – thank you.
These fractured rhythms capture the chaos of the event well How very sad it all is. Hugs to you for this x
Thank you my friend xx
mum, too many reminders hit too close to home yesterday. i was a competetive runner and sometimes marathoner. the twin towers were my landmark, my halfway point in my nightly 8 mile run when i lived in NY. i worked at The American Stock Exchange right around the corner from the towers. i lost people when they fell. this is unbearably sad, please stop the hatred.
thank you for writing this so i could vent a little.
please::::peace:::::
Thank you so much for sharing your story, I could only imagine what visions went through your head when this happened. You are welcome, I wrote to share my feelings not for the ‘publicity’ of it all, as I watched the news and read the story as it unfolded over here.
Times like these we need to vent and share, bottling up will not help how we feel inside, expressing may. Thank you and yes to your ending line WCKT. x
{{{{mum}}}} hugs
A poignant piece of writing, Jen. Once again, more innocents and innocence lost. As you say, senseless.
Thank you my lovely. xx
My darling, good afternoon to you too!!!This unsafe world I leave to my children, so much is lost time after time, it baffles me that humans have lost their humanity and can hurt, can deliberately plot and plan with real intent. An intent to scar forever.
You have touched on everything I felt when I watched last afternoon, horrified and upset. Thank you for such an eloquent verse. Hugging you.
xxx
I like everyone stunned… so many events and tragedies that our world experiences, for political, religious or simply domination. We won’t be able to all hold hands and love one another for sadly that is not the ‘real world’, but surely somewhere, somehow we can come together as one and put an end to the atrocities that take place. Thank you for reading and your lovely comment. xxx
Absolutely beautiful poem Jen…such a tragedy on what should have been such a special day for so many.
Thank you Mel. xx
What creative formatting. It’s brave of you to touch on such a sensitive topic. Well done. (“Debris” ends with an “s,” by the way.)
OOps so it does, sometimes the brain doesn’t match how quickly my fingers are going. Thank you for reading and letting me know – both appreciated 🙂
I like the echo if the line (look around). it resounds like a bell tolling for those lost.
Welcome and THANK YOU for that comment, I had the resounding sound in my head when I wrote it – but until you said it is like the bell tolling, I never knew why, comment very much appreciated as is your reading.
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Big hug from me over here in NH just 50 miles from where it happened and so grateful all I know are safe but so sad for those who lost their lives that day and the ones who were maimed. Not to say anything about the carnage that has continued just sickening so thanks so much. xo
Hello hon, thank you for the reblog. The only peace that the world has is that they have caught them now. Hugs back to you. xox
Thanks so much for writing it and so nice to get to see you again!
I have wanted peace in our world since 69 and seems I shall never see it in my lifetime no mater how much I close my eyes and meditate 😦
Yes and the irony now is after ruining so many lives he can not tell us WHY not that in the end it matters as there is no EXCUSE to kill and maim so many innocent people.
Thanks again!
You are welcome Eunice, no, sadly I don’t think peace will ever reign in our lifetime. Innocent lives will always be targeted for political or religious belief. We can only hope that our children’s children or their children see a better world. xxx
It is what keeps us going isn’t it the hope for a better world.
That is agreed lovely… that is agreed. xx
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XO