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Eye of the Storm (Hurricane Charley Poem)
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Eye of the Storm (Hurricane Charley Poem) |
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the_loner_23 Member Ascendant
since 2002-06-08
Posts 5479Jacksonville, Florida, USA 
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The wind picks up The sky turns pitch black The surge of the ocean Starts taking over the beaches Palms trees uprooted Power lines cracked in half Street lights hang no more As the wind does its damage Cars driven by wind Roofs flying through the air Windows blown out Buildings are no more The storm keeps moving The wind keeps on causing Distruction in its wake Tornadoes it is producing Killing people in their way Mobile homes are no more Neither are the people who decided To wait out the storm Inside of them The storm moves inland Causing distruction in its path And by early in the morning It exits the east coast It keeps moving Causing distruction as in goes Up the eastern coast And back out to sea So when you hear a Hurricane is a-comin' Take is suriously And pack up and start a-runnin' Cold hands means a warm heart |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
sadly, some did not heed the warnings, maybe believing 'it won't happen to me' and then some may have not had the finances or even an automobile at their disposal, to just pack up/pick up and leave glad you and your loved ones made it through |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
yep |
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Kevo Member
since 2004-06-02
Posts 466Navarro County, Texas, USA |
Sadly, I would probably have been one of them if I had lived there. We had a nasty storm a couple months ago that produced a couple tornadoes a couple miles a away. We had warnings to be in a "shelter" or "interior room". I was in there with my family for about 10 minutes then decided it was too hot in there. Power flicked on and off. Giant tree limbs and one huge oaktree fell in front of the house. The windows heaved with the changing pressures and yet I still watched the storm rage through the window. A couple of days later I heard about the tornadoes. I should have been in there with my family sweating it out. I think I'm going to be the death of me if I insist on saying it won't happen to me. Florida is a great attestation to that. Thanks for sharing and reminding me of my own selfishness and foolish curiosity. I hope all is well with you and your family there. Warm regards, Kevin |
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