Day so soon has glided by

To one who has been long in city pent,
'Tis very sweet to look into the fair,
And open face of heaven, -- to breathe a prayer
Full in the smile of the blue firmament.
Who is more happy, when, with heart content,
Fatigued he sinks into some pleasant lair
Of wavy grass, and reads a debonair
And gentle tale of love and languishment?
Returning home at evening, with an ear
Catching the notes of Philomel, -- an eye
Watching the sailing cloudlet's bright career,
He mourns that day so soon has glided by:
E'en like the passage of an angel's tear
That falls through the clear ether silently.
~John Keats~
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Dedicated to those Americans who perished on September 11, 2001, at the hands of evil Muslim terrorists.
Those who never again had the privilege of "returning home at evening."
May we never forget what the world witnessed on that day.
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Photos taken at First Responders Memorial in Columbia, South Carolina, which includes twisted metal salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center.
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Reader Comments (6)
Beautiful tribute, Jenny!
What a wonderful tribute. Let's hope we never forget.
I agree - may we never forget. Thank you for the lovely remembrance.
Beautiful photos at such a wonderful memorial site. I really love the John Keats you put on with this J........Great tribute post! Always unique and totally you , and that's good!!............G.
Beautiful....I was driving home from work yesterday and just had tears a Rolling. Couldn't help it....
hughugs
Never forgotten.