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God Carried My Family Home (a Ft Worth Tornado poem)
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God Carried My Family Home (a Ft Worth Tornado poem) |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) 
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First the Wedgewood Baptist Church Where a madman came to kill My wife worshipped there long ago But we go elsewhere by God's will Tonight Fort Worth again a loss A tornado rocked downtown It was so quiet I was there Calm and peaceful not a sound We left Calvary Academy Rushing my three kids out the door The rain was coming I told them Hopefully rain and nothing more Ten past the hour when I drive off My kids kidding about their day But at fifteen past the hour Their little preschool blew away [This message has been edited by wayoutwalt (edited 03-29-2000).] |
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devina Member Elite
since 1999-10-28
Posts 3539Cali |
I'll say it again Walt...God was there for you and your kids today...It's so sad the devestation a tornado can bring...give my hugs to the children hun... Open arms can be the most fragile in the world... |
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Temptress
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-06-15
Posts 7136Mobile, AL |
Nice work here.  God keeps us safe even when we don't realize it. I'm glad of that. |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Walt God sure is watching out for you and yours. I'm really glad you're okay! What a blessing to have missed it! I told ya the number 5 is GRACE didn't I? That's just what saved you my friend! God bless you! Give them kids a big huge hug and be thankful you're around to tell about it! |
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Tara Simms Senior Member
since 1999-08-12
Posts 1244Honea Path, SC USA |
Terifying isn't it? A couple of weeks ago, my kids' daycare called to say a tornado had touched down and was headed towards the school so they were evacuating. I was in a meeting and didn't get the message. Thankfully, a coworker (whose child goes to the same daycare) did get it. She rushed otu to pick up our kids. After the meeting, someone asked where Julie went in such a rush. I shrugged. Figured it was somethign personal. Then someone else told me about the tornado. I was shaking so badly, I couldn't pick up my keys. I was trying to get out the door to go save my babies. They had to literally hold me down so they could tell me that Julie was getting them. I'd never been so scared in all my life. |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Walt~ Bless you and yours. God is gracious. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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CherylLynnMckee Member
since 2000-03-28
Posts 215 |
God is watching over you..and still has unfinished work for you..You're all still here for a greater purpose..Your poem hits home how fragile life can be. |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
i posted this the night of the Wedgewood Shootings just 6 months ago This Just In I lay quite numb beside my wife Breaking news broke through the den Watching TV in our humble life The media frenzy called us in The banner said eight shots were fired I nudged my wife and began to rise "Another fool I'm sick and tired" But I was drowned amidst her cries I sat back down and watched amazed Faces flashed by that I once knew The church where my wife was raised A killer lay slumped in the pew Live reports with nothing real to say Plastic men pretending they care Columbine seemed so far away I never thought I'd be taken there funny how now i would not know of my close fate w/o help from the telly |
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Poet deVine
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
I'm so glad you and your family are safe! I heard about this and felt shock that it could happen in downtown Ft. Worth! Thank God! |
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Alicat Member Elite
since 1999-05-23
Posts 4094Coastal Texas |
Walt...very powerful image here...I know the weather in that part of the country, as well as some of the kooks that run around. Very sad and maudlin...though I do like the craftsmanship and the way you wove this story of loss together. Keep up the good work, my friend. Alicat the Persnikitty...still in Oregon, but a Texan at heart. |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
Walt, God was certainly watching over you and your family.So glad you are all ok. What comes from the heart goes to the heart. Samuel Coleridge |
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Lost Dreamer Member Elite
since 1999-06-20
Posts 2464Somewhere near the Rainbow |
Walt, This gave me goosebumps when you first told me, and it has managed to again as you wrote this so well. I am so glad God was with you and your family, and kept you safe. |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
You were certainly carried by the hand of God. Sometimes what we consider close calls are not close at all. He has things under control. Liz |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
A tornado hit our home when I was a very small child... the terror was palpable and unforgettable even to someone too young to fully understand what was going on. *S* We were all safe... even the dog... and now, I'm so very thankful you and your family are also safe!!! |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
walt, your family has a special angel watching over you... Consider yourselves blessed...  |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Walt..this absolutely gave me chills. I am so glad you and yours are safe God works in mysterious ways and it seems he sent an angel for your family |
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Denise
Moderator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
I'm glad you and your children are safe and my heart goes out to the families of the ones who died so tragically by the tornado and also the ones who died in the school bus accident at the Georgia/Tennessee border. So much tragedy yesterday.  |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
thank yuh all for yur concern yuh really all we lost was a place for our kids to go to school but the cleanup effort will go on and they'll be back yuh sad fir the dead..really this is just a chillin poem cuz of the closeness yuh i feel bad for those with true loss |
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~one voice~ Senior Member
since 1999-07-08
Posts 664Billings, MT USA |
Very good poem walt... it must have been devastating. I am glad you are ok though. ~onevoice~ "And Something's odd-within- That person that I was- And this One-do not feel the same- Could it be Madness-this?" Emily Dickinson |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Great second poem there too Walt! |
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