Tuesday, September 13, 2005

39. September List

by E. R.

Leaves to rake, grass to cut, weeds to pull
New Orleans, Biloxi, Waveland
Books to read, plans to write, groups to lead
St. Bernard Parish, Slidell, Gulfport

House to clean, clothes to wash, dog to groom
Hattiesburg, Pascagoula, Metairie
Arrange stuff: food, possessions, family pictures
Chalmette, Kenner, Ocean Springs

Volunteer time, donate food, give money
Pass Christian, Long Beach, Bay St. Louis
Homeless, displaced, misplaced
Life goes on, life goes on, life goes on,
Houston, Memphis, Baton Rouge

Shelter, food, clothes, care
Nashville, Selma, Tillman's Corner
Shelter, food, clothes, care
Not enough, not enough, not enough
Calling back, calling back, calling back

New Orleans, Biloxi, Waveland
St. Bernard Parish, Slidell, Gulfport
Hattiesburg, Pascagoula, Metairie
Chalmette, Kenner, Ocean Springs
Pass Christian, Long Beach, Bay St. Louis

Calling back, calling back, calling back
The lost, the abandoned, the bereft
New Orleans, Biloxi, Waveland


hellicane category: local color

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Simply put but I like the idea. Get back to living and the simple chores of life, press on, back to normalcy. God willing, it should be that easy!

wamblicante

Anonymous said...

This one made me cry.
Simplicity - the list sums up what we are trying to do down here perfectly and we try to get lost in the day to day "lists" of straightening, trying to make order of chaos.