The Storm

News Type: Opinion — Mon Sep 8, 2008 9:09 PM EDT

arts, hurricane, poem, compassion, gustav, reflection

Watching walking leaves, across the street to windows gaze
Counting seconds, branching to their home unsaved
Wind on windows, pushing strong to get inside
Holding back the water, that's filling up my eyes.

Saving visions of color for tomorrow
The grey pushes strong into sorrow
Holding fast and falling slow
When can we go home again?

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jlp coos

Very good!

Weather and mood and color coincide.

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2 votes

#1 - Tue Sep 9, 2008 3:04 AM EDT

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Greyshore

Thanks. I have been feeling a bit stormy lately.

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#1.1 - Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:20 AM EDT

{"commentId":2837665,"authorDomain":"darrellgrey-1"}

DaRrO

Seems to me that from 1500 miles away you reached the heart of every evacuee, stole their emotions and articulated them fantastically. I like the brevity of this piece, the best things always make you want more.

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3 votes

#2 - Tue Sep 9, 2008 11:31 AM EDT

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Greyshore

Thanks man. This type of event really pulls at my heart strings. I wrote a song about hurricane Andrew when my brother was moving to Florida. I will post it sometime.

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#2.1 - Tue Sep 9, 2008 11:53 AM EDT

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lovetrust

Write on, Greyshore.... This piece fits all victims of wind-driven calamity...beings I'm from Oklahoma, I thought of the many victims from this land-locked domain, who've seen...many times, the environment that plays out in your poem/lyric...

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1 vote

#3 - Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:46 AM EDT

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peter-413695

home oh to be covered in darkness again home oh for my light never to be seen home the black absorbes me home peace home no glory home no one home every one

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#4 - Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:03 PM EDT

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