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Jeepgun
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Something I tapped out this morning...
« on: Nov 9th, 2005, 1:02pm » |
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Hurricane Wilma, Cozumel, 2005
World punished from its moorings
Splintered by the battering sea and wind
slamming down like the hammer of God.
In the womb of the shelter, we were sealed like
ancient Egyptians and slept as though we were drugged;
each exhausted descent into the arms of Morpheus marked by
hope of the nightmare's end.
Awakening each time to the screaming howl of the beast,
dripping water, and guttering candlelight.
Emerging at last from the chrysalis: Rebirth into chaos, an
unprecedented destruction, a great and terrible catastrophe -- a world
of tangled girders and leafless shattered trees, ruined streets, and
stripped stormblasted ruins of the town.
Horror offset by the faint crackling voice of my wife on the
cellphone, and new comaraderies forged in the wrath of
of the hurricane.
-Frank H. Weeden
November 9th, 2005
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Re: Something I tapped out this morning...
« Reply #1 on: Nov 9th, 2005, 3:26pm » |
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Poignant images, Frank. You've captured images as well as feelings about the event. There's just something about poetry and art that convey images and feelings in a deeper way than prose. Thanks for sharing. 
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Re: Something I tapped out this morning...
« Reply #2 on: Nov 9th, 2005, 3:31pm » |
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Thank you, Patti. There's so much more.. I'm still processing it all. (I can't wait to go back to Cozumel, either!)  
-Frank
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Re: Something I tapped out this morning...
« Reply #3 on: Nov 9th, 2005, 3:36pm » |
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Well, that whole experience is great fodder for creativity, so I'm glad you're writing about it. It will do you good to revisit the place at some point.
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Re: Something I tapped out this morning...
« Reply #4 on: Nov 9th, 2005, 4:21pm » |
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That was pretty good Frank
I gotta admit 
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Re: Something I tapped out this morning...
« Reply #5 on: Nov 9th, 2005, 5:16pm » |
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That was wonderful.
My wife and I are hoping to make it to cozumel next summer for another dive trip. Maybe we'll see you there. (Just leave the bad weather somewhere else! ) I missed out on a night dive the last time, so I have something to look foward to now. Both resorts we like to stay at have been put out of business for several months, and the dive shop was trashed too.
Brian
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Re: Something I tapped out this morning...
« Reply #6 on: Nov 9th, 2005, 7:08pm » |
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Re: Something I tapped out this morning...
« Reply #7 on: Nov 9th, 2005, 7:25pm » |
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Re: Something I tapped out this morning...
« Reply #8 on: Nov 9th, 2005, 8:01pm » |
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Great job, Frank. Glad to see you're back in the poetry mode.
Cozumel still stands out as one of the most beautiful places I've ever been - for diving, shopping, dining, etc. To be in the midst of such destruction - I can't imagine.
It will be back, and like you, I'll be going back also.
Kris
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Re: Something I tapped out this morning...
« Reply #9 on: Nov 9th, 2005, 8:41pm » |
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Incredible as always brotherman. You're writings always inspire me so much.
I still think you should publish 'The Collected Works of Frank Weeden'.
Carl
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Re: Something I tapped out this morning...
« Reply #10 on: Nov 9th, 2005, 10:06pm » |
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Tapped out this morning.....you kill me. 
good reading there Frank.
jb
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Re: Something I tapped out this morning...
« Reply #11 on: Nov 10th, 2005, 7:51am » |
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LOL! Thanks, family. Love ya's!
-Franko
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Re: Something I tapped out this morning...
« Reply #12 on: Nov 10th, 2005, 5:16pm » |
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Frankly my friend Franky you Quote: quite picturesque poetry! 
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Re: Something I tapped out this morning...
« Reply #13 on: Nov 10th, 2005, 7:26pm » |
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Hee hee... Thanks!
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Re: Something I tapped out this morning...
« Reply #14 on: Nov 10th, 2005, 7:29pm » |
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so you're tapped out eh?
well, if you need to borrow a fiver...
good stuff Frank, glad you made it out in one piece!
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Re: Something I tapped out this morning...
« Reply #15 on: Nov 10th, 2005, 7:35pm » |
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Thanks, bro'. Say, can you spare a ten-spot?
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