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THE WORLD STILL SHAKES
Life was still, or at least it seemed so.
And then the world shook.
It shook free our souls.
Some left. Some shattered. Some were shaken but not destroyed.
All were changed.
Chaos reigned for a time.
Aid waged war against it.
The sun somehow continues to rise.
But the world still shakes.
© 2010 Elizabeth Ditty
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So many of us live as if life is going to last forever unchanged (I am guilty as charged)… when in truth we all live in faultlines (political, economic, cultural, if not geological) that could shatter and shake at any moment.
Thank you for the poem to remind us, and for your compassion to Haiti.
In light of recent events, this poem so successfully highlights that change comes, whether we are ready for it or not.
Thank you for this.
Nice mix of literal and metaphorical.
Couldn’t have been worse for Haiti.
Pat Robertson aside, sometimes it does seem that that place is cursed.
It’s only a matter of time before something like that happens around here. 😦
Good job!
You never disappoint me. Here’s hope that the world helps Haiti get back in order as quickly as possible.
The world still shakes indeed. I’ll echo Tim’s comments about the metaphore/literal mix
Those poor, poor people 😦
This is really moving to read.
I loved the last line, the sense that after tragedy hits, ‘the World still shakes.’