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wind has taken the roof\r\nthe house is a boat\r\nthe TV is out\r\nthe neighbors are logs floating away\r\n\r\ncan\'t laugh\r\n\r\ngods, demons, one and the same\r\nhowling indifference\r\nas children stare\r\nfrom out…

New Orleans: A Vow…

\r\nKat komme\r\nKrazy kat\r\nKick Kween\r\nOff map\r\n\r\nKing Kreole\r\nSay skat Kat\r\nKween krawlin\'\r\nRat back, say\r\n\r\nWhere y\'at\r\nNow meow\r\nKitty kitty\r\nKat?\r\n

Kat

Late August, 2005 a storm stirs up in the ocean blue\r\nIt happened so fast, nobody knew\r\n\r\nThe winds strong, and bold\r\nThe humidity no longer hot, but cold\r\n\r\nWaves as high as homes\r\nPeople were scarred, all…

All We Can Keep Is…

Flooded New Orleans means\r\nNo more good rice and red beans\r\n\r\nFewer feet\r\nOn Bourbon street\r\n\r\nStuff happens to make the blues\r\nMaybe not what we choose\r\nDon\'t want to lose\r\n\r\nAll our stuff\r\nAnd…

New Orleans

(Note from the author: \"Many Americans have done extraordinary things to help the victims of Katrina. Katrina may have knocked us down, but she won\'t keep us down. Americans from all across the country have been deeply…

The American Spirit…

(Note from the poet: \"I would feel pleasure to post my poem, as it would convey the sentimental message our nation has, on a humanitarian basis, for our bros and sis\'s in New Orleans and the affected states of the…

Death...Katrina

The corpse on Union Street\r\nHas lain there long enough to petrify\r\nKnees under tarp & naked feet\r\n\r\nNational Guard on the looter beat\r\nCross themselves when they go by\r\nThe corpse on Union Street\r\n\r\nOne…

The Corpse On Union…

Moments of thankfulness sometimes go unnoticed\r\nWhen times of terror grip our land\r\n\r\nIn September of this year\r\nStorms have battered our beautiful shore\r\nAlong the western gulf\r\n\r\nSo many people have lost…

September Storms

My heart is deeply saddened\r\nAs I read poems from this site\r\nAnd listen to the news coverage\r\nOn the tv night after night\r\n\r\nThey all talk of New Orleans\r\nThe story\'s tragic this is true\r\n\r\nBut New…

Mississippi Gulf…

In these troubled times\r\nI reach out to You to grant strength\r\nComfort and guidance to those left\r\nAbandoned, helpless and feeling doubt\r\nAlmighty One, You came as a light\r\nInto the world, that whosoever…

Troubled Times