Dust Bowl

Oklahoma electric blue skies, sun and wild winds tragic black dirt clouds sand sifting through cracks dry stalks bones - only bones California

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Richard Ferry

Date: 3/18/2013 10:20:00 PM

Great write Myself, rather be at the Rose Bowl.............rick

Jack Jordan
Date: 3/19/2013 8:54:00 AM

Or any other Bowl, from what I understand about the Great Plains in the 1930's. Jack

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/13/2013 11:06:00 PM

oh, yes, this really makes me think of that great novel. I never read it. Steinbeck? But I saw the movie and it was great.

Jack Jordan
Date: 3/14/2013 8:07:00 AM

Okay... I'll admit that I never read it either, which says a lot about my lousy undergraduate education as well as my lethargic adult life. J

Donna Jones

Date: 3/13/2013 7:09:00 PM

This really got to me Jack...most of my family went thru this and yes , grapes of wrath style, went to CA. But back home now...great job.....Donna

Jack Jordan
Date: 3/13/2013 9:51:00 PM

My family didn't make the CA trek, but certainly lived through hard times in Oklahoma and Texas. I'm not sure how I wound up back here. There must be some sort of weird magnetism - and very fine people too. Jack

Eric Ashford

Date: 3/13/2013 6:00:00 PM

Lucid visuals Jack and it says much with an economy of words. Enjoyed.

Jack Jordan
Date: 3/13/2013 9:47:00 PM

Thanks, Eric. I appreciate the nice comment. Jack

Sheri Fresonke Harper

Date: 3/13/2013 4:57:00 PM

Nice tight capture of the time, almost like one of those stalks, excellet.

Jack Jordan
Date: 3/13/2013 5:12:00 PM

Given the current drought, I can only hope the Dust Bowl doesn't return. Thanks for reading. Jack

Judy Konos

Date: 3/13/2013 9:17:00 AM

Good One! Welcome Back...Premium Member....

Jack Jordan
Date: 3/13/2013 9:35:00 AM

Short and not so sweet, I'm afraid. Thanks for reading it. Jack