Irma Pulled a Fast One

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Irma Pulled a Fast One
By Franklin Price
9/11/2017 – 6:07AM

Irma pulled a fast one
Just before I closed my eyes
Took a right turn to the East
To sooner see the sun arise

Was supposed to go to Tampa
Get a cigar there to chew
Now she's wrecking Jacksonville
Her new direction's nothing new

Was not supposed to go there
Was to head for Alabam
Once again surprised predictors
Jacksonville now gets the slam

Passed Daytona Beach's race track
A  responders' prepping pad
On the way out of the state
Had to see just what they had

Her blurry eye was very close 
Winds blew and rains came down
She made their jobs more daunting
As she headed out of town 

In Jacksonville a record surge.
In the Saint John's river way
Irma was not done with us
That's her record for today

Has affected all of Florida
Six million without power
Trees knocking down transmission lines
A new record every hour

She's still exceeding records
Wind speed. over time was set
It was a new world record
One of many she would get

She is still not through with us
On this day the towers fell
She, as nature's terrorist
Still makes our lives a living hell

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