Intro to September 11th

My son sat down his children

To explain, a little bit,

About the day the Towers,

In 2001, were hit.

Their school sends daily messages

To watch upon a screen.

Today’s contained a reference

To what this date should mean.

My grandkids (5 and 7)

Never heard of this before.

Their father, very gently,

Opened up that looming door.

With just the bare essentials,

But the horror kept at bay,

He let them know that every year

We note this special day.

In time, they’ll learn the details

Which are seared into my brain

But for now, I’m glad their innocence

Will hopefully remain.