Defined By Time

Memories mark moments of time, passing like a carousel A bitter day in January Challenger exploded Hopes for the future of our space program quickly eroded Recalling the fate of the first teacher in space, on sadness dwell On a November day in Dallas, nineteen sixty-three Camelot dreams collided with bullets, a president died Who’ll forget where they were when they heard the news and sadly cried Benchmarks, dates circled on calendars, time passes as we grieve Two thousand and one an attack befell New York’s twin towers Were you one of many who watched the second tower fall? Have you wished to travel back in time and these events forestall? Cycles of life and death recorded, buds that bloom black flowers Such are the transcripts documented in every human heart Moments in time that change the course of history as we know it Reminders of tragic events and acts that mankind commits In the cyclical sense, they’re but slivers of a vast pie chart *Entry for Barbara Gorelick's Enclosed Rhyme "Time Contest"