On Sept. 11th, 2001, after seeing the devastation of events I, like millions of others, felt compelled to do something. Gathering crystals and candles to me, I placed them in a circle and began singing songs of peace, the words coming without prior knowing. In this small way I "did something"...I prayed peace and healing. It was later it occurred to me to photograph the set up as reminder to pray peace everyday.

Re-membering Ourselves as One

(written in memory of 9-11)

A wall of gray was moving in,

It covered us that day.

People ran and people screamed,

And tried to find a way...

Out of the dust and concrete,

Out of the city's streets.

But all around was darkness

And in panic our hearts beat.

There was no time to comprehend,

Nor was there any way

To understand the happenings

On that mournful day.

We still look back in sadness,

For the loss was very great,

Who knew there'd be such tragedy

Dealt by the hand of fate?

But now we also look ahead

And know this much is true,

Compassion, strength and fearlessness

Will always see us through.

So many people came to help

The friends they'd never known.

Love and sweat mixed with tears

On so many faces shone.

Through all the pain and all the hope

And all the damage done,

A gift was born on that day...

We knew ourselves as One.

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