Natural disasters!

There is flooding, big-time, here in "River City" . Musing about how people cope with natural disasters, over which we have no control, led me to start this. What are your musings about _Any_ natural disaster, dates and locations welcome. Part of the human condition seems to be to constantly adapt to what is thrown at us, and even thrive in some instances. So - your thoughts, ideas, musings. Rhymed or free verse. Length flexible, but please keep it to two pages or less, so I can read, and judge, them all in time . Spelling and punctuation do count. Thanks for entering, and good luck!

Contest is Over

• Contest was judged on June 19
• Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 300, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 1 people
• Final notes:
  Thanks to everyone who entered. You all gave food for thought. As the floodwaters finally recede here in Iowa, we are reminded of the human misfortue taking place in other locales. Ultimately, all we have is each other. May fate smile on us all.

Contest Winners

1. When Terror Descended (WTC DISASTER)

   by NeonRose 26 lines, 9 comments, on Jun 12 12:17 PM. In Contest, Pain, Personal
   Gold trophy winner

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2. On A Beach Just East of Hopelessness.

   We stood huddled underneath the snack bars tiny awning, a mass of bathers who had dashed up from the beach,

   by artis 79 lines, 5 comments, on Jun 12 12:02 AM. In Dark, Life, Pain, Sad, Loss, Goodbyes, Death
   Silver trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. [remove]
3. Without Warning

   I walk down from the second floor
   of my hotel empty as 10.30 calls.

   by Timespell 69 lines, 5 comments, on Dec 5 3:16 PM 2007. In Personal, Sad, Thoughts
   Bronze trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
4. Tsunami

   T’was boxing day two thousand and four and holiday makers bathed upon the sunlit shore .Folks were there from many a nation
   All come to en

   by judmc 40 lines, 16 comments, on Dec 30 1:03 PM 2007
   Honorable winner

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
5. Birth of A Storm

   A grunting sky
   sweats from clouded temples;

   by RyanosaurusWrecks 29 lines, 7 comments, on Jun 13 12:36 AM

   • Commented on by judge. [remove]

Entries [15]

• Hurricane Charlie

  Disaster.

  by Billbard 20 lines, 5 comments, on Dec 22 9:22 PM 2004. In Personal

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• May 12.

  by MissIveniv 2 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 11 9:46 PM

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• Within The Eye

  Standing at the endge
  of a once beautiful shore

  by eltortedequeso 22 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 8 9:25 PM

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• ABERFAN - 21 October, 1966

  by Vera Rich 26 lines, 10 comments, on Feb 25 7:50 AM 2007

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• Three Banshees

  by Hetha 24 lines, 23 comments, on Jun 22 12:24 AM. In Noguest, Personal, Thoughts, Weird, Nature, Disaster. Reward

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• Black Destruction

  Destruction suddenly hits
  by earthquake or terror attack,

  by Poetess12 18 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 10 10:06 PM

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• Anticipation

  Every year when June first arrives, we begin our preparation.

  by islekine 25 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 12 4:23 AM

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• Last thoughts

  I am random and amazing

  by Fitz1901 47 lines, 9 comments, on Apr 22 7:15 AM. In Thoughts, Life, Death, Lost in thought, War, Humanity

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Mother Nature (Weather Or Not)

  Hell hath no fury like a women scorned,
  respect her powers, you've been warned.

  by light insight 17 lines, 16 comments, on Sep 24 10:53 AM 2006. In Personal, Spiritual, Nature

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• The Storm

  The storm was at its highest; The battle at its fiercest,

  by eternal-devotion 31 lines, 10 comments, on Aug 4 4:27 PM 2007

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite

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