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Resiliency After The Storms

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Hellicane: Poets Respond to Hurricane Katrina

Realizing your home and belongings Were destroyed before your eyes Enduring unwarranted hardships While establishing community ties

Supporting one another Strangers continue to lend a helping hand Inspired by the internal strength Rebuilding your precious land

Living for the moment And appreciating the strong family connection Individuals take comfort in numbers Feeling warmth and protection

Each day time heals the wounded And hope satiates our souls Needing support, dedication, and desire To reach our new goals

Challenges continue to arise But will not conquer the passion to survive Youth and elders acknowledge the greatest gift ...of being alive

Citation

“Resiliency After The Storms,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26358.