John Lawless Poet Free verse

It's Coming

It’s coming
A Nor’easter
they have held their finger up
compared the spaghetti plots
interviewed a guy with arthritis
unfurled the flags
sounded the alarm

and we wait
listening to the buoy bells
buying batteries and snacks
moving back from an unseen tide
knowing it will come
bending trees
scattering empty trash barrels
rattling a balky shed door
tearing at the edges of the bay

we know
it’s coming
A Nor’easter
And we wait!


John G. Lawless
©10/25/2021

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Joseph P. DiMino October 26, 2021 at 1:23 PM Yep! Some excitement. We will survive this one, like all the rest. Beer, Chips, and some good flicks. Well said, John.

Ilene Bauer October 26, 2021 at 12:41 PM nicely described, john! we had the same warnings and it did rain pretty hard this morning but at the moment the sun has popped out - so much for accuracy when it comes to weather...