Elizabeth Alexander Poet Rhyme

My Two Nieces

Houses were battened
winds-rattled thunder
some homes were flattened
lives pushed asunder.

Pigs really did fly
through debris-filled air
as a tornado went by
left behind it despair.

Services held for those that were lost
try to pick-up the pieces
ascertain the cost.

With only one wall left
what happens to the leases ?
oh, by the way
have you seen my two nieces ?.


Elizabeth alexander                  28/12/2015
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Timothy Barry March 13, 2016 at 12:00 PM Feel the motion. Elizabeth Alexander March 13, 2016 at 2:10 PM this was written in response to the terrible tornado's that hit the US just after christmass and was on CNN news in the UK. thank you for reading . Elizabeth.