That Year: November 22, 1963

Another day that will live on in infamy.

There were a great many things
she did not know about
that year.

Michael Jordan,
Quentin Tarantino,
Conan O'Brien,
Johnny Depp,
and Brad Pitt were born
that year.

The Beatles had a number one hit
in the UK
that year.

Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series
Chicago Bears won the NFL championship
Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup
that year.

The atomic powered submarine, Thresher, sunk in the North Atlantic killing 129
that year.

There were many things
Of which she knew nothing
that year,
because they were grown-up things,
boring things.

Except one day
a muggy day
a promise of rain
in November
while writing spelling words
talking to friends
there was an announcement
that brought on a storm.

There were many things
she did not know about
except in
that year.
on that day.
she knew the world
would never be the same.