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Tears Katrina
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Written by Henry Burt Stevens 5:26 PM EDT August 28, 2005 Henry with family, sheltered, rode out the eye of Charley Hurricane Catagory 4 August 13, 2004 Charlotte County, Florida, USA
Tears by Henry Burt Stevens www.authorsden.com 08/28/2005 Tears tonight for those in Katrina's way waiting for the crumpled roofs and walls water entering every opening no matter how small or partially closed wetting totally total contents the wind will make noises few people have heard- it's unforgettable, but brings tears to my eyes even now knowing what awaits you in the night when huddled with flashlight you hear the wind rise then fall dead calm, rises again the wind sound now mixed with thuds. snaps, crashes of broken debris now airborne sometime the all clear will sound it's over and each will find what's left of what they had besides tears, tears. Audio Video After notes. 08/31/2005. Tears was written on Sunday night before Katrina made landfall. The poem was prompted by the pain I felt knowing from my experience in the eye of Charley what was going to happen. The windspeed indicator at the airport one mile from my shelter broke last year at 172 miles per hour. What I didn't know was the flooding that would overtake New Orleans because I was only familar with wind damage and heavy rain. My heart aches because apparently hundreds of thousand people will find that nothing is "left of what they had besides tears, tears." s/henry

Reviewed by m j hollingshead

Reviewed on June 9, 2010

poignant read

Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner

Reviewed on September 16, 2005

Henry,

Good God, the emotion and terror you pack into your words! A compassionate, devastating write.

I can't imagine going through what those poor people did...God bless the survivors and their families.

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla. :(

Reviewed by jude forese

Reviewed on September 4, 2005

you've expressed the sadness of this tragedy most sincerely and eloquently ...

Reviewed by Regis Auffray

Reviewed on August 29, 2005

The sadness of the devastation in people's lives is overwhelming, Henry. A compassinate write. Thank you. Love and peace to you.

Regis

Reviewed by Michelle Mills

Henry, I feel your pain, as a fellow Floridian. There is nothing scarier than having Mother Nature's dial pointed in your direction and the result is a storm that can wipe out everything you hold dear. May God bless past victims as they continue to heal, and those victims in Katrina's path today...beautiful poem. Michelle

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes

Sad poem..hope those families will be okay!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Poetess of The Soul Sheila G

Sad but, Wonderfully written my friend---I can feel -K- plight- and yours too sadly to mention, on that terrible earth shattering day :( < <tears>> WArmly and Sweetly,Sheee