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Tag Archives: New Orleans
A Drop in the Bucket
His Holiness came to visit the Big Easy: a mixed race culture. He spoke to thousands: they lined up for hours to hear his message of peace. His smiling face shone on all those who assembled; what great energy! Practice … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged compassion, Dalai Lama, haiku, irony, New Orleans, poetic forms, poverty
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No point in calling it
No point in calling it a cryin’ shame Suffering in darkness for want of a flame New boss or old boss, pretty much the same Only thing different is a brand new name No point in wallowing in might have … Continue reading
Posted in Songs
Tagged cities, friendship, history, New Orleans, regret, relationships, rivers
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Isn’t That Something?
Haunted by a hurricane that made it clear who does and doesn’t matter; you learn to keep your mouth shut, though the beer you’re drinking tastes like muddy water; You’re told just pretend that nothing’s changed because illusions tend to … Continue reading
Posted in Songs
Tagged disappointment, disillusion, domestic policy, governments, Hurricane Katrina, hypocrisy, New Orleans
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The Louisiana Post-Katrina Right Wing Blues
This used to be a quiet place northward from Baton Rouge, a sleepy set of boroughs where no one became confused; but now the world is changing thanks to Katrina’s deluge and Louisiana’s really learned the blues. It used to … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Songs, Statements
Tagged Hurricane Katrina, hypocrisy, Louisiana, mass media, morality, New Orleans, politics
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Nobody Wants to Hear
I could be bitter about all this shit or at least, start to doubt a benevolent universe; whine on in rhyme about storm clouds and sunshine that doesn’t come out ‘cept to drink up the water. My angst could flower … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Songs
Tagged anger, grief, holocausts, Hurricane Katrina, loss, New Orleans, sharing, suffering
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The Undertow
Halfway up to Shreveport driving to outrun the storm I knew somehow there’d be no going back. There was no sign yet of water and the breeze was soft and warm but the skyline in the rearview mirror was black. … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Statements
Tagged aftermath, depression, disasters, Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, weather
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To Let New Orleans Die
There’s a hole in the levee where my city used to be and there’s talk of the future in the papers, on TV but the truth of the matter is quite obvious to see nothing’s gonna be the way it … Continue reading
Posted in Statements
Tagged aftermath, disasters, FEMA, governments, Hurricane Katrina, hypocrisy, New Orleans
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