Creating a small island of hope in a sea of ruin <br />Sparkling and bright on Delery Street <br />Block after block of ruined shells with doors swinging open <br />Empty during the day and dark at night <br />This area is a long way from being a neighborhood again <br />There were promises on thursday to bring the neighborhood back <br />There was cheering, <br />There were plaques for volunteers <br />Empty during the day and dark at night <br />Women who had been next-door neighbors for 25 years <br />Until Hurricane Katrina blew their houses away <br />Volunteers built the houses on the same spot as the original ones <br />Thursday represented a hopeful beginning on a street that once sheltered <br />Empty during the day and dark at night <br />But under thursday's bright sun, the focus was not on the hurdles <br />If you try not to focus on how bad everything is <br />You can focus on what is good <br />Empty during the day and dark at night <br /> <br /> <br />(By: Shannah Mackey)<br /><br />cecelia warner<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/empty-during-the-day-and-dark-at-night/
