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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

Mayor, come outside\r\nEyes wide, collapse to your knees in sobs\r\nOf the background you once called your city\r\nDreaming of prophecy - pages in Scripture\r\nSpeak of desolation\r\n\"Everything is desolate and…

Love Letter to Nagin

I can see at a distance - heartaches, city ruins\r\nDevastations of good times once had - but yet\r\nI choose to gaze into the distant future\r\nWhere I envision busy sidewalks, renovated buildings\r\nSmiling faces,…

Prayer For The…

Sister Katrina what have you done?\r\nYou rolled over New Orleans like Attilla the Hun\r\n\r\nThey knew you were coming, but some did not heed\r\nAnd now that you\'re done, they wish they could leave\r\n\r\nYour mother,…

Katrina & Her Sister…