tornadopoem #1
after the incessant sirens after the twin tornadoes when things were calm again no rain no wind even startlingly a moon ten o’clock about I stood on the walk gazing at our darkened city no street lights no traffic lights no house lights no t v or radio chatter headlights though streaming down north fifth maybe to check on family friends some no doubt the lookie-Lou’s the sheriff deplored next day when solitary walkers trudged silently by I offered them candles © Jacqueline Jackson 2006
This article appears in Mar 23-29, 2006.
