And now I can credit the authors. (and duck).
A Scatts
B Kerry
C Roger
D Eddie (the winner)
E Chris
F Roger
G Scatts
H Scatts
J Chris
K Chris
Perhaps "September" wasn't the most inspired title, but I didn't have a lot of time to dream it up. In any case such an open-ended title should give people lots of space to write what they want. With more thought I might have come up with "Unheard Melody", and that might have been just as undirected. But then, of course, after September 11th, there was another topic.
I can see some tricky choices here, which come down to the fact that I must not suppose that I am the intended audience for the entries. And I'm not going to play editor. I'll just say that most of the pieces would get some very close attention from an editor; but I'm not qualified, it's hardly the purpose of this forum, and minor glitches (in prose) don't detract too much from the pieces.
But... English is a language in which rhyme can be difficult, but rhythm (because of the sheer extent of the vocabulary) is under the control of the writer. (And this tutorial by David Ash is still present). Did the authors of the poems read them aloud? I'm sure they did, but there are differing sensibilities here which make it hard for me to appreciate them. I hope the comments don't seem too unkind, but I admit to preferring the prose entries.
When harsh theolatry replaces reason
Then is September made the cruellest season.
The prose entries E, H, and J respond to the atrocity. Each of them takes a moral position with which I can sympathise (if not fully endorse), but, given that, it is best to separate feelings and look at the writing.
And D, F, G, and K present a variety of other narratives.
One curious link between the two groups is that F and J both seem, at least, to end with first-person subjective accounts of death as peace.
Decisions, decisions... I would give each prose entry at least a "highly commended". I was considering picking one winner from each group, since they are not entirely comparable. But I'm going pick a single winner: D.