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(I am a mother and wife, and my heart goes out to all the people affected by hurricane Katrina. I wish to dedicate these poems especially for them, hoping that the words may give some comfort to those in…

Special Little Ones

Signs of the hurt and pain\r\nIn the eyes of the beloved people left alive\r\n\r\nTears that flow, like rushing rivers\r\nCries that are heard, like wolfs howling\r\n\r\nSo much is lost\r\nThe loss of loved ones, life…

The People Left…

Dear Lord in Heaven\r\nBe with all the victims of the hurricane\r\nTheir lives have been destroyed\r\nAnd they are in so much pain\r\nThey don\'t have\r\nA place to call home\r\nThey have been separated from their loved…

Lives Have Been…

William Rehnquist passed away peacefully\r\nSurrounded by his children at home\r\nAs neglected seniors died in wheelchairs\r\nIn the hell of New Orleans\' Superdome\r\n\r\nAs this time of horrific upheaval\r\nSweeps all…

Welcome To John…

Well, I\'ve been washed out, washed up\r\nAnything but good luck\r\nIsn\'t anybody looking over me?\r\n\r\nBut, I\'m still kicking around\r\nSo I\'ll fight another round\r\nThere must be something else to see\r\n\r\nThis…

Katrina Blues

It might hurt today\r\nBut the pain will go away\r\nAnd for now all might seem lost\r\nBut a fighter always finds the way\r\n\r\nEven when your back is against the wall\r\nChained and tormented, beyond belief!\r\nTake…

I\'m Still Alive…

Last day before everlasting fast\r\nShrove Tuesday excessive indulgent gourmandise\r\nMasked ball carnival tarnished doubloons\r\nBourbon Streetwise jazz foregone conclusion\r\n\r\nCongealed sacrificial voodoo…

Garden Tour…

When Mother Nature wreaks havoc\r\nNothing we can do\r\nFeeling so helpless and useless\r\nMy heart just breaks in two\r\n\r\nDestruction is horrendous\r\nHomes washed or blown away\r\nDeath count is climbing\r\nEach and…

Aftermath Of Katrina

Serenity isn\'t\r\nFreedom from the storm\r\nBut peace\r\nWithin the storm\r\n\r\n-unknown

Proverb

(from A Hard Rain\'s A-Gonna Fall by Bob Dylan)\r\n\r\nBushkatrinaOh, what did you see, my blue-eyed son?\r\nAnd what did you see, my darling young one?\r\nI saw a newborn baby with wild wolves all around…

The Annotated Bob…