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Tornadoes of New Hampshire

Yesterday I thought I try to help some strangers, I thought I would cry So we drove an hour and half to meet The rain was so torrential we could hardly see But our mission was true and hopefully we strove All along the road a beautiful green land cove I was hard to believe that nature had struck So we pulled up the station and unloaded our truck We bought them water and batteries to And a bag full of clothes to cheer up there blues Here a woman had lost her life The baby in her arms lived through the strife She was unlucky God called her home So sadly down the street we decided to roam We came upon some broken limbs of trees Further down that road we did squeeze My heart fell down my hands to my knees There along the road for were broken off tops of pine trees The twisted heaps lined family yards And to each one of them I send you my regards It looked like a war zone I had never seen anything like this at my home Nature had unleashed her wrath Distorted people lives in a wink of her path Animals ran loose wires were down After it was over came the shock and tears abound I am sure they will never come to forget the moments of terror and that awful upset For all those people I wish you the best And I hope your friends; family and neighbors help clean up the mess I hope we as humans can pull together and help And those with more money please share your wealth

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008




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Date: 7/29/2008 6:25:00 PM
Hi in a time of need people should all come together, and those that are more fortunate hopefully their heart will opn to help those less fortunate because of unforseen occurrences they can befall us all, a very heartfelt and heartwrenching write, take care D-nyce
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Date: 7/28/2008 12:39:00 PM
Tornadoes are a terrible thing, they do so much damage,peopel lose things that can't be replaced. this was a great poem. thank you for reading and for your comment my poem. as to where Lowell ponds is, it is in denver Colorado, a short distance from I-70 and I-76. you exit at I-70 and go norht just a few blocks. i have written around 50 poems at Lowell Ponds, i'm still posting them on poetrysoup.
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Date: 7/28/2008 12:33:00 PM
This eloquently described the sadness that comes when people lose everything to nature's wrath. But shows the wonderful side of neighbors helping neighbors. So similar to here, where we are involved in coming to the aid of our neighbors who lost homes in the Calif. fires. So sad to see the destruction, yet tragedy often brings out the best in people. We see kindness all around us. Today my little grandson even sold lemonade to buy toys for those kids who lost everything. God Bless Carrie
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Date: 7/28/2008 11:46:00 AM
Amen Laura,Our hearts ache having to overcome such horrific hardships in life. All we can do is overcome and carry on.One good thing that comes out of these kind of tragedy's is the way people come together to help each other out unconditionally. You did an excellent job at telling this story. Very well written with wonderful flow and ryhme. Excellent write. This will open a few eyes I'm sure hun...Love Light Truth Patricia PS Congrats on your new book! Look forward to it!!!
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