Hope

I packed our belongings,
looked around - could be the last time
I see this town -
I hope beyond hope it does not drown

Like Atlantis of old this town may be
buried beneath the  Missip's muddy sea
because you see we are sacrificial lambs
now look closely I tell the kids - no tears

Instead of tears - hope- hope
to have a home to come back to
hope we have a town to come back to
look around , soak it all in put it your memory bank

Perhaps the last we see of our home town
I know it hurts, I am crying too
we have to be strong and see this through
wipe away your tears let's leave without fear

This house has held us kept us safe and warm
through many a winter's storms - here from your birth
I brought you so many memories we all share
call Chipper get him in the car , no dear child

He can not swim that far- all your questions
I have no answers my precious dears
looks as if the worst may already be here
but we can hope , we can pray

Going to take a miracle to save the day
we can hope , we can pray for a miracle
of miracles to safe our day


*Please, let it be *.

Author's Note

just simple thoughts on the towns and people of the towns being flooded in order to save NOLA and other large cities in La.
I feel so bad for them all ! What a horrible thing .
Pray they still have something to go back to. From the newscast pictures many do not :( - and the cost for them, us and already a 14.3 - 8? trillion dollar debt the
USA is in .. things look grim , no i am no pessimist .. a realist
this is all too real- click the picture please - choppy poetry from the heart

Reviews

[Larry Dyson]

Hope and faith are built upon these moats contents...built dikes of survival keeping out the ruin..and the Mississippi

[Art]

we live a tumultuos world Chloe...turmoil everywhere, it is a wonder how people can live through these trajedies and still live with hope and faith...

[Hello, Goodbye]

very strong emotional piece.. I appreciate your words.. great job

[Siddhartha]

this is heartfelt and raw. Things are indeed grim but they do have this knack of turning around. and hope, it is the noblest human emotion and when done earnestly can move mountains and change destinies.

[Rossen]

Chloe this is so heartfelt, beautifully told...

[sierra_jo]

Awesome!

[Ruth]

Sweetheart, you always write from the heart and that is why your work is flawless! A beautiful piece....so emotive and striking xx

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

When we lose faith we lose meaning in our life... material things can be replaced that is why we need to value life.

You are a true artist and humanitarian Chloe.

[Quinn Blackburn]

wonderful heartwrenching wordcrafting, beautiful work!

[Kerry O'Connor]

My thoughts have been flowing with the Mississippi this past week too. All that water, all the lives and homes between it and the sea. It chills me.