Watch and wait, watch and wait
an Angel stands at Heaven's gate
Watch and weep, watch and weep
...
Machines are moving over the land
they flatten and gouge
smooth and remove.
They will cultivate the wildness and soon
...
Anxious eyes peer into night
at a road lit up by neon light.
The sounds dim, the hospital sleeps,
Somewhere a vigilant monitor beeps.
...
The moon, the moon
like a giant balloon
hung low in the sky, it caught the eye
and balancing lightly on chimney top
...
Pretty young girls with shining hair
short shorts and skirts
and brown legs bare,
...
I live in Ireland now. I'm a mother and a grandmother but used to be a girl and a young woman once upon a time! I haven't written much poetry lately but I've enjoyed reading it so much I think I might give it another go!)
Nine Eleven
Watch and wait, watch and wait
an Angel stands at Heaven's gate
Watch and weep, watch and weep
a Nation heart-broken vigil keeps
Watch and pray, watch and pray
a World's tears fall this dust-choked day
Watch and wait, watch and wait
our Angels file through heaven's gate.