Laura Mckenzie Poet Free verse

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

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Deneen White July 29, 2008 at 6:25 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

James Foulk July 28, 2008 at 12:39 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.

Carrie Richards July 28, 2008 at 12:33 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

P Sheart July 28, 2008 at 11:46 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!!!