Caren Krutsinger Poet Prose Poetry

Kansas Tornado

Howling winds of Kansas made us cry out that August
We felt threatened.
Sounded like a train 
Then deadly quiet
Tornado was here

Someone yelled “get the kids!”
We survived the storm in a bathtub
All four of us were alive
Almost everything else was gone
Priorities changed instantly

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Tom Cunningham May 9, 2022 at 11:41 AM Have only seen them on tv, it must be a terrifying experience. Tom Caren Krutsinger May 10, 2022 at 5:54 AM I have seen about ten tornadoes in my lifetime, and I have heard probably six or seven others. We live in an earth-sheltered house. Our roof might fly away, but it would be nigh onto impossible to tear the concrete sides of our house up as most of our walls are fourteen feet underground!

L Milton Hankins May 9, 2022 at 10:41 AM Yes. It is so true that a single event can change all of our priorities, but it also helps us understand what is really important in life. Caren Krutsinger May 9, 2022 at 10:41 AM It sure does!