The Greatest is Love.

W.H. Auden's poem does seem to predict the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. The horrible atrocities that were four planes used as weapons to destroy civilians and wreck a country. The main thing that I got out of Auden's poem was the line towards the end of the poem that says, "We must love one another or die." This reminds me Alan Jackson's song "Where were you" in the chorus he paraphrases 1 Corinthians 13 by saying, "Faith, hope and love are some good things He gave us and the greatest is love". Alan Jackson's response to 9/11 seems to echo the response of W.H. Auden in his prophecy of the tragic events. If you are not familiar with Alan Jackson's song, it is worth listening to. It puts American life in perspective.