Hurricane Florence

Hurricane Florence By Franklin Price 9/16/2018 She came across the ocean With a terrible intent Slammed the coast in Carolina She so slowly came and went At one time while still traveling A category four With the winds above one forty Waves fifty feet and more As outer bands came over land Dropped to an upper one Still one hundred miles per hour Her clouds covering the sun Storm surge pushed the rivers back New Bern was hit the worst Roads and houses flooded Looked as if a dam had burst. Forward movement very slow Miles per hour less than ten Kept pounding on the same place With rain and flood and wind Soon thousands had no power Trees were blowing to the ground For the non-evacuated Death and injury were found With the wind and rain still raging First responders made their way To rescue those in danger From their homes along the way Heroes risked their life and limb For ones who did not heed the call It's a shame that some were gone Responders could not save them all Several days have passed us by Since Florence came to land Now a tropical disturbance Her dangers not so grand She still presents some danger As she heads for Tennessee Rain from her is coming down In the mountains close to me Rains that fall upon the mountains Flow to rivers outward bound Which overflow their upper banks Causing flash floods all around Florence almost gone now What she's leaving in her wake Will not be gone for many months Will not be a piece of cake