Tears In The River

I wrote Tears In The River several years ago as a result of the Hurricane Katrina disaster that devastated much of the Southern United States on August 23rd 2005. With all of the experience many the people in the Southern US have had with severe storms up until that dreadful day, a large number of people stayed in their homes prepared to ride it out like any other storm. Many lost all of what they owned and more than a thousand people lost their lives in this event. Living thousands of miles from the storm up here in Northern Canada, I couldn't help but think of how we are all affected and connected by the waters of the world and every river and stream no matter where it originates will eventually flow out to the calm of the sea. I spend much of my time traveling the rivers and lakes and the power and force of the wind and water always serve to humble me and causes me to have great respect for the weather systems around our planet.  I dedicate Tears In The River to the people of New Orleans and Southern US who lived through Katrina Hurricane and to those who perished in her wake.  We are all connected at many levels.