September 11 Digital Archive

story5773.xml

Title

story5773.xml

Source

born-digital

Media Type

story

Created by Author

yes

Described by Author

no

Date Entered

2002-09-12

911DA Story: Story

The best way for me to describe my feelings is in a poem:

The Eagle Cried


Flying high above his nation as he fulfilled
his mighty job,
The eagle knew not what was to come the deaths,
the cries, the sobs.
While perched atop the glorious flag and proud
of what he owned,
A fearful cry and a tragic crash
from terrorists unknown.
He watched in broken sadness and a tear
from his eye did fall,
The sound he made pierced our ears,
such a heartbreaking call.
Four tears the eagle shed that day
while we thought it was the end,
But the eagle he would never fail,
and next day he flew again.

Citation

“story5773.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed January 15, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/9019.