black muddy waters
black muddy waters
came rolling by
they’ve swept my love
in their raging tides
Earth, to my wife
had sworn to be,
a home of peace
to her and me
but waters rose
from angry seas
and covered Earth
and lands and we
and in the swift
blink of an eye,
my love was sailed
to the Other Side.
Mike Cowan is a Southern poet living in rural Jackson County, Georgia.
On writing this poem, Mike commented on his own blog, Southern Musings, http://southernmusings.wordpress.com “I actually saw a picture of this man walking on top of literally a field of twisted metal and cars and debris. The caption read that he was looking for his wife.”
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“But waters rose
from angry seas
and covered Earth
and lands and we”
Something about the “we”
just slams it home to me.
So sad.
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I agree. Just loved yours and Mike’s contributions, thanks, my friends.
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