Coyote Sky Homestead

The Uss Arizona, remembered?

The USS Arizona, remembered?

   Shoulders squared, Our Boys began to answer

The surprise even as they battled the fear

Sizzling inside their ears.  When the deathblow

Struck, they were trapped within the sinking womb,

And began their days of unanswered banging.

   In shallow blue she harbors that crew,

Whose skeletal fingers still clench vain fists

Against silted walls in stagnant water;

"And some of the portholes still have air,"

Onlookers say while tossing coins through the oily

Veil that a hatch patiently leaks to the surface.

Daphne P.

USS Arizona

12:55, Thursday, December 7, 2006 .. Posted by Musketman

It was stated that Gordon Lightfoot made reference to the USS Arizona in his song: Waiting For You...

"Many long days, many long years
Many wrong plays, many wrong fears
I could be tossed in the arms of the sea
I could be caught between decks eternally
Waiting for you to ask whats keeping me"

I can still recall the stories my Mother and Father told about that day, my Father served in both theaters of operation during WWII...

Edited by Musketman on Thursday, December 7, 2006 at 01:59

Hi!

03:19, Thursday, December 7, 2006 .. Posted by douBBleyolkgirl

Thanks for the reference; that's neat! I wrote this poem a long time ago. Also, my maternal Grandmother died on this date. I never met her. Anyhow, will be sure to check out your blog when I have more time:) Daph