The Big Easy: A Collection of...

By darkfaery3

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These poems reflect an admiration and love of New Orleans. I have posted 8 poems which are part of a collecti... More

The Big Easy
Joanie on the Pony
The French Quarter
The Running of the Bulls
The Garden District
The French Market
Cajun

Katrina

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By darkfaery3

Wondering winds

that blow

a devastation

no heart wishes to know

of overflowing sensation

of eradication of homes


A devastation

no place to go

only Crosses and Xs

decorate and mirror

a shattered home


But broken spirits

do not take hold,

for life continues

even when hopelessness

may unfold


And cries are answered

by those that care to hear

in a moment when there is only fear

So, tear not hearts

that lie exposed


Community's strong arms envelop

those without homes

in aim to mend

what's been broken

and build wings of steel

to guard what was

once shattered here

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