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Simple Prayers

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Hellicane: Poets Respond to Hurricane Katrina

Water rising everywhere Making islands of despair

Rooftops turning into piers Afloat now in a sea of tears...

Daybreak bringing no relief Only growing pain and grief...

Helplessly, I watch from afar As distant as a falling star

Unable to extend a rope To those now drowning without hope

Of course I pray on bended knee To ease the rampant misery

That threatens to encompass all And causes even strong to fall

I pray that God will give us eyes To see the Devil's sharp disguise

For evil comes not from above Our God is good, our God is love...

Tonight, before we rest our heads Let's pray for those without their beds

Or clothes or toys or food to eat Or even shoes upon their feet...

A prayer said with careful word I promise you, I know is heard...

There's power we can all impart With simple prayers from the heart...

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“Simple Prayers,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26152.