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Storm Poems

9/29/2020

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Storm Poems
 A few years ago, Tornadoes ripped through Northwest George and Southeast Tennessee. Trenton, Georgia, was hit especially hard; my Chattanooga neighborhood barely. I wrote these during the following days. The Nashville Writers Meetup published them in their book, Soundtrack Not Included. 
 
A Mother
 
dropped one off
at elementary school
another at high school.
She saw the funnel,
Sheltered in
a convenience store,
wondered
which daughter she
should go to first.
 
Texting
 
Tornado
N It
Me 2
U OK?
  
My Neighborhood
 
Flowers among rocks
Campfires and whiskey
Candles in the wind
 
Dedication of the Peace Grove
 
Officials give impressive speeches.
A little boy rides by on a tricycle.
Brmm Brmm Brmm
Blah Blah Blah
Bye Bye
 
The Healing
 
The dance is not linear.
Forward and back
the dancers move.
 
Elaborate moves
heal the wounds
inflicted
by non-linear winds,
whirling in
their greatest power.
 
A Tai Chi master
plays a wooden flute.
Guitar strings vibrate.
with the energy of peace
stronger than solid earth
which cracks beneath
a nuke plant.
A tsunami wipes out
coastal villages.
 
A homeless man stands
before the dancers;
backs across the bridge;
seems to preside.

Announcement:
The Plug Poetry Project, Episode 2, produced by Christian Collier, features Poets Carrie Meadows and Earl Braggs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixfSMBMB-Wg
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