Katrina’s Footprint
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~Katrina’s Footprint~
Katrina stormed across the ocean
Gulf breeze deceives
in camouflaged reality
to settle on shores
with open heart doors
and smiles to the sun
over soft sand beaches.
“Neptune draw your breath …
for your children weep.”
… like the day Katrina stepped a shore.
Her fury for her father
the King of the Sea
scorned her reality
to suicide shores
she yelled out a gail
as she crashed into land.
“She took a liquid Hammer to Homes,”
…a bad seed spun spawned
in a hurricane dawn.
Neptune lost a daughter
but humanity was devastated
the ocean kings words spiraling
a mere whisper to us all
he lives and breeds
Kamakazi wind warrior daughters.
“I am King,” Neptune shouts
his daighter, Katrina he seed
in this cycling humanity bleeds.
Katrina drew her last breath
King Neptune wept
those in her wake, there was nothing left
Tornados of emotions
around every street
water higher than homes
mingles in tears seeped
the city of saints scorned
by Neptune’s new born.
all that is left is “Katrina’s foot print,”
…when she stepped ashore
it was forever more.
Art~
2005
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This poem was selected and published in the 2005 Book/Anthology;
Anthology: Coming Together, Special Hurricane Relief Edition
where’s Noah when you need him…
…saving the animals!
have a memorable day
Unfortunately, Art, Katrina’s footprint there in Nawlins DOES seem to be there forever more! And King Neptune does seem to be having the last word to eradicate the delta below N.O. that once was. So thankful you reminded us of all the desparate need that still cries in the City of the Saints.
granbee - November 19, 2011 at 10:03 am |
Very moving and poignant. A “liquid hammer to homes” and a “tornado of emotions” leave quite an imprint in the mind. Nicely done.
Fergiemoto - November 19, 2011 at 6:58 pm |
A memorial poem to a memorial Event that of Katrina.. Was it really that long ago? Wow time as I know has speeded up, this year amazingly so…. A great poem you have written here and Congrats at getting it published ~Dreamwalker
Sue Dreamwalker - November 22, 2011 at 2:36 pm |