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Hurricane offshore
Island people hold their breath
Death rides on the wind
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Breeze becomes fury
Scattering fruits of chaos
Taxis hang from trees
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Dark gives way to light
Sun shines on a battered land
Lives become debris
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[Author's Note: This poem was first published in the chapbook, Beyond the Horizon: Journeys in Poetry and Prose, 2010]
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Randy Baker
Poet, author, essayist.
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* The Breakers Motel * 7 * Holding On * Til Death Do Us Part * The Fisherman
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Comments (3)
Hurricanes are just so scary! Loved your Haikus!
Beautiful haikus!
Great job!