Sunday, September 18, 2011

Crash

Historic air show.
Brave old planes
wakened memories
of heroic times.
Stories, laughter,
shattered by screams
when plane hit stands,
Terror, severed legs,
hot dogs half eaten.
Lives ended on holiday

5 comments:

  1. Powerful, oh so powerful, Victoria. This horrific accident occurred in Reno, not too far from where I live. I ask myself, Why?

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  2. Lynne, I really don't think these questions have cosmic why answers - maybe practical whys about the difficulty of maintaining old planes.

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  3. What a terrible accident this was. You made it very concrete here. As to why, I guess I think it might be just as useful to ask why not. Strong poem indeed.

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  4. How horrid. Your descriptions..half eaten hot dog, etc. Leave me wasted on that field. So sad.

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  5. A devastating occurrence for what was supposed to be a happy, fun day. You capture it so well, Victoria.

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