Joplin

About the Joplin tornado, and the aftermath.

The light fades and brings in the dark

With it's traps and dangers

That can't be conquered

And the night screams

At the land of Joplin

Winds awake in cruelty

Painful shrieks and rage

Black on fast moving black

Hurls it all away

In the land of Joplin

Screeching stone

And winds fast as planes

Batter the unsheltered

So strong the vortex

That pulls trees from the ground

In the land of Joplin

A place once safe

Considered tranquil

Now structures bend

While broken steel litters the ground

In the land of Joplin

Broken shells of people

Tears lost to a destroyed land

Surviving creatures join

To restore a sane life

To the land of Joplin

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Joplin will be in my prayers. I been there may times in my years in the military. I hope for quick recovery and I pray for the poor people who lost too much. Thank you for the reminder of Joplin.
Coyote