The tides are in our veins. ~Robinson Jeffers
Linking with Poet United for Midweek Motif ~Flood hosted by Susan (Thank you Susan)
One morning in April of 2016, I woke up to look out the window and find that my apartment was in the middle of a lake. Good thing I can swim was not my first thought...suddenly me and sailors could speak the same language and I am not talking about ship terms. My car was in the rising waters and there was no saving it. After a couple of days of being trapped and unable to leave on wheels there was an evacuation.
The good news is:
after applying for FEMA help
being declined
appealing and trying again
because I don't give up easily
I finally was approved
and got help to purchase a car
after 6 months of a lot of walking
and waiting for rides.
What did I learn from this?
Well, first of all it pays
to not give up.
When a door closes
God opens a window.
Sometimes hardships
can turn out to be
blessings in disguise.
No matter how bad
you think you have it
there is someone else
out there with a worse situation.
When tough times hit
people are usually very kind and giving
When tough times hit
people are usually very kind and giving
The lovely thing was that we met
neighbors that we would never have
seen otherwise.
Now here is my poem for the prompt:
Rising Above
but
I am Always Thirsty,
My mother always said "don't drink
any more before bed"
but I was always thirsty
and had chocolate milk instead
my life has been a flood of lessons
some learned some not
and when it rains it pours
and when it's dry
well it's just plain hot
and one thing I have learned through time
is this
love and sustenance are a constant fix
for me there is a close correlation between
water and men
any more before bed"
but I was always thirsty
and had chocolate milk instead
my life has been a flood of lessons
some learned some not
and when it rains it pours
and when it's dry
well it's just plain hot
and one thing I have learned through time
is this
love and sustenance are a constant fix
for me there is a close correlation between
water and men
sometimes they are a disaster at my door
but I sure can't live without them
but I sure can't live without them
and because of my deep seeded need for love
I always keep coming back for more
one drink is never enough
gotta have 8 glasses of water a day
to stay healthy that is what
the doctor's say
but sometimes I wake up
to a flood at my door
and I wish I had listened
to my mother more!
to a flood at my door
and I wish I had listened
to my mother more!
Author's Note:
The only floods truly at my door are totally rain related. :-)
The only floods truly at my door are totally rain related. :-)
