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Katrina: Everything Broken
by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner → (All Poetry by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner)
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Two years later, there are still areas
in New Orleans, along the Gulf Coast,
that look like it did after the storm.

Image (c) 2007, Karla Dorman


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Daddy, is everything broken on
the Gulf Coast?  Just hearts, Baby, shards
of a mirror lyin' on the
sidewalks reflectin' leaden skies

above, our soul shattered in a
billion pieces.  Daddy, will it
return?  Hope so, Baby, don' need
another seven years bad luck ...

(c) 2007, Karla Dorman (9/14)

 

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 Reviews of "Katrina: Everything Broken"
Reviewed by Jean Sharp-Latham
Reviewed on September 18, 2007
So much to say, so little time... you pretty much summed it up! Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas will never ever ever be the same. You just can't replace what and who we lost. Great piece Karla, Jean

Reviewed by Jerry Engler
Reviewed on September 17, 2007
I still know hearts broken by tornados more than 50 years ago. Good association, Karla...Jerry

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on September 16, 2007
Oh it will take a lifetime to rebuild ..if ever back to normal!!

Love tinka

Reviewed by jude forese
Reviewed on September 16, 2007
i've just read a report stating it will take 10 years for things to approach being normal ... so much for government competency ...

Reviewed by Glen Schulz
Reviewed on September 16, 2007
Bravo ! Perfectly summarized wording. We had friends that retired to Pass Christian only to lose all.

Thanks, Glen

Reviewed by Georg Mateos
Reviewed on September 16, 2007
"...everything is broken on the Gulf Coast?........just hearts!"
That says all.
God Bless
Georg

Reviewed on September 15, 2007
I will be praying for Louisiana I was just talking to a woman online from there the other day, she lived through the eye of Katrina, amazing story really
God Bless
Michelle~

Reviewed by Kimmy Van Kooten
Reviewed on September 15, 2007
I am sure that this hurricane season and many more to come will make everyone affected ...think
think about who they lost, what they lost and what will never be found again~
Enjoyed~
Love and Peace~
Kimmy~

Reviewed by Karen Palumbo
Reviewed on September 15, 2007
It is so sad that the city has not picked up, but it took Homestead, FL a few years to get back on their feet too.....

Be safe,
Karen

Reviewed by Susan de Vegter
Reviewed on September 15, 2007
New Orleans is recovering and with a wicked lesson learned. In my heart I want to know what happened to the girls who worked for me at the gallery. I will never know as they relocated and some didn't return. It's a loss even from here for me.
Love,
Susan

Reviewed by A PAX
Reviewed on September 15, 2007
wow
you wrote a chaper with just two, count em, 2 verses!
you rock!
well done
well told
pax A

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on September 15, 2007
You sear our souls with your reality poems Karla! fine work!

Love,
Eileen

Reviewed by Felix Perry
Reviewed on September 15, 2007
Great poem and I like this style of format...simple, but powerful.

Fee

Reviewed by Kathy Armijo
Reviewed on September 15, 2007
Makes me mad, that there is STILL so much devastation. But, New Orleans is putting a lot of money into advertising - to up tourism. I know that's a good thing, but how about using some of that money to rebuild other hard hit areas ... .... ....

Kathy

Reviewed by Ann Scarborough
Reviewed on September 15, 2007
It will all return to normal. It just takes a long time! After Camille, it took ten years to get everything back to normal. The people from the Gulf Coast of Katrina and Camille are a very hardy determined bunch. Don't worry all of you! We will return bigger and better! Thank you for the write, Karla.
Annie

Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on September 15, 2007
And some of it, unbelievably, still looks like the storm happened two weeks ago, not two years ago. I really wonder if much of it ever will return to normal.

Reviewed on September 15, 2007


Yes this is oh so true, but I think slowly but surely as they say. As we know such devastation cannot be fixed overnight that's for sure.
Karla,as I read your presentation the strong voice in this work spoke directly as if we were conversating not to mention the characters presence was quite prevalent.

Indeed fine reading, thank you!
~Gwendolyn


Reviewed on September 15, 2007
Karla,

Heartbreaking write; very well done! Love the pic, but isn't that Burleson, Texas?? LOL Okay, okay, it DOES look like a hurricane...

(((HUGS))) and much love, your twin, Karen Lynn. :( >tears! <

Reviewed by ~ Holly Harbridge (Reader)
Reviewed on September 15, 2007
Heatbreaking Karla, when will it ever end? love ya, holly

Reviewed by Joyce Bowling
Reviewed on September 15, 2007
Touching my friend, my prayer is for everyone's life to return to normal...the devestation to be cleaned up and life to resume as it once was...great write!
Blessings,
Joyce B.


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