Current Events Poems - Page 2

21. Half-Staff

• By Jennifer R. Owens
• Published by Family Friend Poems September 2019 with permission of the Author.

Today our flag is flying low
as teardrops stain its cloth,
mourning yet another day
so many lives were lost.

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22. Forever Remember

• By Grace G. Frost
• Published by Family Friend Poems September 2018 with permission of the Author.

Analysis of Form and Technique

I remember
Planes flying low
Smoke from the towers
Cries from the injured

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23. Angels Cry

• By Adele Maritz
• Published by Family Friend Poems June 2016 with permission of the Author.

Why must mothers say goodbye?
Every time children die -
The angels cry.

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24. Twenty Less

• By Kate Griffin
• Published by Family Friend Poems December 2015 with permission of the Author.

I woke up to see the bright Connecticut sky.
My mom came in with a holiday twinkle in her eye.
She helped me get dressed and the morning flew by.

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25. They Were

• By Tammi James Kantola
• Published by Family Friend Poems December 2015 with permission of the Author.

Dedicated to the victims of Sandy Hook Elementary

They were the ones who made us smile
And blessed our lives for a very short while.

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26. When I Look At The American Flag

• By Brandon Piazzola
• Published by Family Friend Poems May 2008 with permission of the Author.

When I just even glance at the American Flag, I feel a surge of pride.
The stripes and stars gleam in the morning as we put it up to rise outside.

I think of the people long ago fighting for our rights.

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