Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: This submission is a thought on the commemoration ceremony held at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2002. Not like soft summer?s gust The sharp cold wind that blew? But more the blast of winter?s breath, Or lungs collapsed anew. Was it Caesar?s dying words That swept the ground with rage? Or was it echoed children?s screams In Rwanda?s blood rampage? Would the wind whip up the haunt Of ghosts in Chile?s past? Or would it gasp the final words Along the Shining Path? Perhaps, in moments such as these, Sitting Bull still cries The warning tones of his defeat, Or Custer his demise. Bearing all the particles Of what no longer stands, The wind that makes its presence felt Howls its own demands. Nothing ever leaves this earth, No molecule of rain, Nor wind, nor cell, nor other stuff That makes us whole again. No winds, nor storms, nor tears that fall, Have come from the thin air, The atoms forming all of this Started out somewhere. So let the angry wind that blew Be their signal here-- Let the hawk caress the cheek Of loved ones held so dear. Let the spirits fill the ears, The mouth, the eyes, the nose, With dust that comes from sacredness And blow to whom it chose. Let the winds untangle locks And leave the chapped cheeks bare, For we who know the Hallowed ones Have told us they?re still there. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story6753.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 66.72.97.199