Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Jolt, Zealous, Ribbon

A sudden jolt—ground swells up,
buildings pancake down

A sobbing, hysterical survivor--
zealous in her seeking through the rubble for

A little daughter--
who went to school two hours ago,
her hair in yellow ribbons






Three Word Wednesday Our Three Words were Jolt, Zealous, Ribbon

9 comments:

  1. This brought a tear to my eye...

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  2. OMG, this is so good! I love the buildings pancaking down! And the image of the little daughter in her yellow ribbons is so emotional!

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  3. Such horrible news, today. You've certainly done a terrific job of capturing the emotion in it.

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  4. They say two great minds think alike. Thanks For Your comments at This Blog Of Mine. I appreciate them .

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  5. Poignant and so very apt for the time.

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  6. Timely piece, but such a sad thing to happen.

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  7. A muse in tragedy, yes. But you've captured something here.

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  8. the pictures on the news today - so heartbreaking. I cannot imagine! This almost made me cry. Lilibeth - I am near the Oklahoma border. How far north are you. We could be neighbors :)

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  9. in the twinking of an eye everything changes.... it is good to feel the solid earth beneath me... remembering small little details and being grateful... thank yo that is beautiful

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