Landing
written by: Joan McNerney
A plane crashed on
Sterling Place
Brooklyn. 1960
128 passengers
& six on the
ground. Dead
Couldn’t believe it.
My friend, Arlene
lived nearby. Worried
Got off the bus
walked over & saw
a plane. Overwhelmed
Smell of burning
aircraft as black
soot hung in the air. Unreal
Part of a big gray
plane taking over an
entire crosswalk. Gloom
December 16th
how could any joy be
found in these hard…streets?
Both 15 years old
& Arlene was okay.
We shook our heads.
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