A butterfly floats across
the balcony. A bird flies
over the roof. Someone walks
a dog. Generators roar the pain
of darkness and loss.
The hurricane has died,
the sky is blue again.
The scars are deep and long;
nature has put us in our place.
Diane Elayne Dees lives in Covington, Louisiana, just across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans. Though known as a poet, she has also written her share of fiction and creative nonfiction. Diane also publishes Women Who Serve, a blog that delivers news and commentary on women’s professional tennis throughout the world.