Contributed by: Robert bagar
Contributor's location on 9/11: A lifelong New Yorker now living in Delray Beach, FL
E-mail contributed on: December 21, 2002
Description: It contains a poem inspired by the resolute will, resolve and hope for the future New Yorkers kept alive even their darkest hour.
Date of e-mail: December 21, 2002
Subject line of e-mail: Poem in Tribute to the Spirit of Hope for the future.

I SAW "TWIN" BUTTERFLIES FLYING TOGETHER TODAY

The day after we lost Twin Towers in New York City,
I saw "twin" butterflies, exact duplicates of each other,
flying closely together,
in pure, carefree testimony.
To what I asked?
Knowing full well they were replacement therapy, born of sorrow.

Flying in denial of dashed hopes, I thought.
Probing sunlit columns, relentless in their search.
Joyfully ascending with flourishes of yellow wings.
Meaning what,I asked?
Seeing twin builders, heralding new fantasies
in lieu of unrequited dreams.

Establishing, it seems,
twin staircases to the skies,
in noble tribute to the power of our fragility.
By Robert Bagar
[email address]
This poem is testimony to the spirit of hope for the future that New Yorkers kept alive even in their darkest hour.





By Robert Bagar
[email address]

This poem is for all New Yorkers who kept the spirit of hope for the future alive even in their darkest hour.




Cite as: Robert bagar, E-mail #1009, The September 11 Digital Archive, 21 December 2002, <http://911digitalarchive.org/stories/details/1009>.
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