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Daylight-Darkness
by Ashley Dryer, Payson High School
Ashes, smoke
Flesh and flames
Daylight-Darkness
Jumping, crying
Falling, dying
Daylight-Darkness
Sirens, screaming
Barking, crying
Daylight-Darkness
Tears, blood
No air, breathless
Daylight-Darkness
Crashing, falling
Death and pain
Daylight-Darkness
Anger, revenge
Sorrow, forgiveness
Daylight-Darkness
The sun shines through
The darkness still shows
But the light grows in the American heart
Farewell Darkness
The Spirit of America
by June Kuwitzky, Payson resident
O beautiful for spacious skies
With towers standing high
Our Country proud untouchable
Would soon see thousands die.
The planes came out of nowhere
Or so it seemed that hour
America so safe and sound
The leading world-wide power.
Terrorists surprised us all
That fateful day in September
Crushing a New York skyline
Which everyone would remember.
The terrorists attacked again
Almost at the same time
Four planes crashed into our nation
What a vicious, dastardly crime.
Police and fire fighters answered the first rescue sound
And stood by tearfully as no survivors were found.
But the thing they would never conquer
No matter how hard they would try
Is the spirit of Americans
Who heard the battle cry.
A country stunned with grief and shock
Showed red, white and blue on every block
For America from sea to shining sea
Will retaliate this attack
And the enemy will be crushed as
America will fight back.
The Disaster of Life
by Kelsey Benz, Frontier Elementary School
A plane crashes. The building falls down. People scream. People run. People watch. Down. The ambulance comes. The sirens ring and ring. Down. And, ring. A helicopter comes. It whirs around and around. Hearts pounding. Lives buried. Terror comes and comes and comes. Tears dropping. Hearts Broken. Goodbye wonderful buildings, goodbye.
The End.
A New Beginning
by Tyler Pettet, PHS graduate
One morning was all that was needed,
For me that is when I started believing.
I realized that morning that we were one,
A nation helped each other under God.
But my question, God, is why you let them do this?
Why did all these people have to die? Why God, Why?
I know you were with Todd Beamer, God,
I know you helped him win.
Another question for you God,
Is why didn't you help the rest of them?
Sept. 11, God, is the day I started to believe,
As my friends and I clutched one another
Asking not to die.
But then I remembered,
You didn't make them die Lord,
You brought them home to Heaven.
Then, as a nation you helped us,
By rescuing and rebuilding our country.
Over time we will always remember,
Where we were or what we were doing,
But as time passes we can only honor the lives
That had passed, but they will never be forgotten.
The Hurtful Pain
by James Rivas, Payson Center for Success
The many lost
The tears shed
Hurt and sorrow
Were all that were fed.
The pain I feel
So deep inside
Hurts me more to even hide.
I always wonder if it will come again
Those few planes
That brought all that terror and pain.
I was one who lost one too.
I feel pain
Like all of you.
But all I can do
Is sit and watch.
And hope that all is not lost.
The News Was Long
by Jon Beeson, Payson High School
The news was long
But the message was the same.
The towers were gone
And people had died in vain
On that September day.
I heard it on the radio
So I turned on my TV
I changed it to the news show
And I saw the people flee
On that September day.
There was smoke in the sky
And fire reached for the air.
I began to sob and cry
And I became awfully scared
On that September day.
They thought that we would run and hide
Because Americans were not strong.
We grouped and showed our tremendous pride
And proved the cowards wrong
On that September day.
A year has come and gone,
But we shall always remember.
The line that was drawn
On that day of last September,
On every single day.
Terrorist Attacks Up Rage
by Christopher Donaldson, Payson High School
The morning of September 11th
I woke up to my mom's crying
As I was informed of many people dying
But, I knew some heroes were going to Heaven.
Why would people want to do this
The hearts of those are too very cold
But this great country will never fold
Of course, the lost lives we shall miss.
Many people were hurt with pain that day
They showed their courage but yet still mourned
To many our great country was reborn
Our great persident said there will be a price to pay.
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