Poem by Arlene Maria Hoffman, Photo by Carol Montana
Such a beautiful day
Everything was perfect
Puffy clouds in a sky so blue and
Then out of nowhere
Evil, horror, unspeakable actions
Murderers of the innocent
Babies on planes, children in daycare
Emergency services, Firemen, Policeman
Running to help, to rescue, and to save lives
Endangering themselves, laying down their lives
Loved ones left behind to grieve to try to
Explain to other little ones how Daddy and Mommy were
Very brave forcing a plane to the ground saving others but won’t
Ever be coming home again
Now we start to pick up the pieces
Then the grief, the anger and now the retribution
Heaven, Dear God, please don’t let us ever forget
The Catskill Chronicle 
Thank you for penning and sharing your thoughts and feelings of that day. It was wonderful how our country came together, how patriotism became the norm, and how much support we recieved at that moment in time. How I pray that we could see that again without the travisty and horror of those dispicable acts. May God continue to bless our nation!
beautiful. Makes me cry….