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Hurricanes

There's something we must not forget:
   the rage of nature's force is set
when monstrous hurricanes beget
   their surge of winds and waves to let
our warning plans become offset.
   As floods drown homes without regret,
along with lives- a cherished pet;
   strong winds continue to abet
in downing buildings, trees- then fret
   with toppling bridges- doubling threat.
This deadly wind and flood duet-
   devoid of patterns, does beset;
with every hurricane roulette-
   disaster is the epithet!
For nature's force- we pay our debt. 

Written, October 4, 2022
Entered In The Contest, "Floods," April 13, 2024
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October 26, 2022 at 7:40 PM
Great mono-rhymes Sandra. I'm in central Florida and luckily was spared by the one that hit the southwest coast. Lots of downed trees but no real damage to my house. You speak the truth about the unpredictability of these storms.
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October 7, 2022 at 7:55 AM
Superb writing, Sandra. Congratulations on your podium placement in my contest. A beautifully-written monorhyme.
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October 7, 2022 at 6:59 AM
A great weather forecast Sandra. Our family and friends in Florida have really felt it in recent days. Congratulations on your win! Linda
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October 7, 2022 at 6:08 AM
Excellent poem on the scary side of nature, Sandra. CONGRATS on your win. Janice
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October 7, 2022 at 5:39 AM
WOW, a painfully accurate accounting of the horrors of such a storm.
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October 7, 2022 at 2:18 AM
An old gag in the UK is that the whole world gets ‘climate’ but we get ‘weather’. Seeing the news reports of late, though… I’m happy to settle for ‘weather’. A fine write, Sandra (my fave in the contest - no offence intended to others). Congrats on your trophy win. Terry
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October 4, 2022 at 3:12 PM
This is powerful, beautiful and sorrowful. I hope you and your family are safe Sandra. Hugs to you, and prayers that you are well <3 ~BJ
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