Twinsies

W.H. Auden's "September 1, 1939" is in close resemblance to that of the happenings on September 1, 2001. The horrible events of this day strangely reflect this poem, written 62 years before. He writes during the tremulous times of World War II, not knowing the disturbance of 2001. Auden describes a large city with skyscrapers. On a "September night", people's lives are taken and describes them as "defenseless to the night." But, he also describes the people of the nation coming together. In both events in history, we see that America truly collected itself and bore the burdens of war united.