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[aid] => mick
[title] => The Purifier
[time] => 2005-09-07 14:45:51
[hometext] => We have been dealing with the aftermath of Katrina and these are my thoughts, slightly abstract, somewhat religious
[bodytext] => The New land once was innocent Great rivers freely flowed but then bound and left to the rule of man the cities became filled with toxic Sin The time to cleanse is set The Creator unleashes nature’s fury The Purifier has her task Infantile bands of silver-gray Swirling around an eerie calm The ocean nourishes the infant disturbance grows Into a cyclopean whirl of turbulence Bearing down upon the center Of The Rock of Peter in the New World The Cities of Sin are annihilated By the one whose job is to Cleanse She uses her tides and Herculean winds And avails herself of our hubris The mounds of earth designed to Keep her out were like paints in Her palette of destruction. Once the winds had passed mankind joins hand in hand To complete the leveling of what once was grand yet irrevocably corrupt Knowing together they have the power To save not just the cities, but each other From the toxic basin and baseness. Neither race, nor faith, nor creed Separates those who are displaced Strings are tugged in the Universal heart of mankind Each wants to share his gifts The lost are found, the homeless housed And hungry bellies filled Those who lost everything find love in places once unknown They realize as long as mankind Has the capacity and desire To reach out to those in need Love is indeed our greatest wealth. Material goods mean naught. People throughout the land of the Eagle Open their homes, coffers and cache Bounty dispensed to all who need Lines of division erased The Cathartic One did not discriminate Amongst those in her path Paupers and magnates are set equal As the rage of the Cleanser dies The lands are pure once more The time of renewal dawns The New Rock of Peter will be rebuilt But will it be rejoined as the Cities of Sin are forever changed? The lost will found, the divided unified A monumental opportunity is bestowed. Is mankind wise enough to learn from this pseudonymous gift from God? Or are we destined to repeat past mistakes And discords again prevail? Pray forbearance persevere, debasement exorcised Salvation desired as God’s law reigns And the Cleansing Tide and loss of life ne’er return. Katrina-Germanic form of Katherine, The Purifier [comments] => 2 [counter] => 157 [topic] => 51 [informant] => Wendy [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 10 [ratings] => 2 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Event )
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