O The Crescent Flows Muddy Red

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Hellicane: Poets Respond to Hurricane Katrina

O the crescent flows muddy red\r\nA bend of arterial dimensions\r\n\r\nFull to rim and over-\r\nFilled with sins of fathers\r\n\r\nBlowing hard without charts now\r\nImprovised in the tradition\r\n\r\nOf nontradition. Stiff\r\nIn a median overgrown, afloat\r\n\r\nWith other stiffs, rotting\r\nWithout turning to dust - yeah\r\n\r\nThe tide is dust anyway\r\nRisen to the sky, wet and dry\r\n\r\nYou can blame no one\r\nYou can blame me

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“O The Crescent Flows Muddy Red,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed April 25, 2024, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26272.