Fickle

Nature is fickle And sometimes she’s cruel. It’s foolish to trust her And end up the fool. For sometimes appearance Is meant to deceive, Upsetting assumptions You’ve come to believe. When least you expect it, Some danger may show, Despite all the knowledge You think that you know.

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 8/23/2022 10:11:00 AM

When this happens, suddenly we feel we know nothing at all "When least you expect it, Some danger may show,"

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 8/16/2022 2:11:00 PM

Wise and wonderfully done. God bless you always, Love, Gina

Rico Leffanta

Date: 8/16/2022 10:44:00 AM

Well said, but your words of wisdom will not stop FEMA nor investors from building homes in flood zones! Aloha!

L Milton Hankins

Date: 8/15/2022 12:57:00 PM

Ah, so true, Ilene, and so well-said. You have such a grand talent, my friend.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 8/15/2022 11:43:00 AM

Yes, that cute “kitty” can attack and the sea can swallow you whole. Hugs ~ Kim

Jim Slaughter

Date: 8/15/2022 11:31:00 AM

Very well said, Ilene, and it continues to amaze me that certain mortal humans continue to think they can control the old girl. But her moods are, indeed, as changeable as the climate...and we all know what's going on there.