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Hurricane

Hurricane
You crash ashore like a savage one-eyed lion attacking its prey. Hunger gnaws at your belly, the trip from Africa has been long. Wind like claws slashing and ripping, roofs torn from their moorings and flung aside like paper. Concrete and steel buildings assaulted and torn apart like Lincoln logs. Your voice roaring, torrents of rain fall like spittle from your massive jaws. Storm surges form from your massive size are kicked inland by your mighty paws. Your clear calm single eye gazes down in triumph.
you pause suddenly it is only a short rest more rage yet to come
With a frenzy you resume the attack. Broken gas mains shoot jets of flame. Partial buildings with broken windows like toothless old hags. Vehicles tossed about like matchbook toys after a child’s tantrum. Boats found far inland high and dry. Your appetite sated for the moment you move on in search of other prey.
after the raging storm destruction is everywhere we will rebuild

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Date: 1/19/2025 7:14:00 PM
Wow, Oliver, this is an amazing haibun. Did you live near a hurricane site, yourself? Nice ending.
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Oliver Mckeithan
Date: 1/19/2025 7:30:00 PM
Thank you. I dont now but did live in Fla, NC and Georgia at various times so yes and I experienced some of what I wrote about. What inspired me about the end is how humans always come back
Date: 1/19/2025 4:50:00 PM
A smashing description of the Hurricanes Frenzy Oliver..Boy i'm glad i got calm myself.' Lol))) strong rage is no good for the blood Pressure I beleive? Enjoyed the read.'
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Oliver Mckeithan
Date: 1/19/2025 5:36:00 PM
Thank you very much Joe. Hope you dont live in a Hurricane area:)

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