Aftermath of Hurricane Florence Eye One
Florence hydra logical might -
tee pseudo tentacles, monstrous sight
didst bring watery plight,
deluge rivaling Noah - bliss oblige
epic flood of biblical
proportions, downright
terrible, re:, a drowning egregious fright
ten ning (in contest
able uber catastrophe) - Don know why
das trumpeting spare none, tossing,
pitching, and lap
ping blithely alight
ting across geography of thee
Old North State leaving affright
full trail of destruction, (envied by
the ghost of General
William Tecumseh Sherman),
he no match, where battling
mortal men didst bite
the bullet outflanked,
sans doodling Yankees topflight
capstone march to the sea,
then touted as outright
masterful stroke, asper,
turning tide of historical Civil war,
which swath of indiscriminate overnight
destruction in tandem
followed his Georgia quick step,
successful Atlanta battle, fight
ten, which campaign
rendered victory in sight
Union accorded devastated country
as winning booty, viz prizefight
ting champions clearly, grimly,
and lamentably plunged
once promisingly emergent
then vanquished Confederacy
with defeat written
in figurative bombsight,
qua Rebels surrendering
at lanced armstrong
rapier pointed to Appomattox Court House
original United States territory
initially indigenous copyright,
stolen, whence ark enemy
routed, killed, and decimated
blood brethren human kind -
versus present natural disaster
no matter meteorologists foresight,
nonetheless horrendously cruel debacle
crushing The Tar Heel state
trouncing analogously
as aqueous blight
damn hellacious sight
tropical storm forcibly reclaiming
visa vis re...
Copyright © Matthew Harris | Year Posted 2018
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