9/11
one month later
on the lawn
at a concert
kd lang and tony bennet
huge orange moon hangs
over the dry hillside
where several cows
linger lowing
and kd and tony sing
and the band plays
I lie within my lover’s arms
sheltered from the night chill
the big orange moon hangs
… and a plane crosses the sky
– the first plane –
the first plane we have seen
since that day
that day named by a number
we feel blessed by this night
full moon, beautiful music…
and renewed hope
for the world
– a plane was flying!
