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Nate Has His Eye On Me

Hurricane Harvey landed his punches to the left of me
Irma struck with fierce winds and rain; havoc on my right
I escaped the wrath of those hellions ~ now there's Nate.

Nate formed in an unusual area, not known for brutal storms,
but he's coming for a visit soon. I hope he doesn't stay around
very long.  I didn't invite him to my city, so he's being rude
by showing up this weekend and ruining everyone's plans.

I pray he's not as devastating as the evil two he follows,
but hurricanes do as they please.  Wham! Bam! What a mess...
putting us all under stress.

He'll huff and puff and try to blow my house down.
He seems to be in a hurry cuz he's moving with some speed.
I'll be glad to see the tail end of him.  A one-eyed cyclops, 
a meanie and a fiend, who'll probably rob me of my power.

If you don't see me around, you know where I can be found...
sweltering in New Orleans heat because Nate visited my town.

10/6/17

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Frederic Parker October 7, 2017 at 9:27 PM your city is already below sea level so you don't need much water to have a lot of damage...irma was headed directly at me until it was about 2 hundred miles away then its center missed me by 30 miles...stay safe my friend...I actually know how you feel right now...

John Gondolf October 7, 2017 at 8:58 AM Lin, my thoughts and prayers are with you and the rest of the residents of The Crescent City, my favorite town not in Texas!

Andrea Dietrich October 6, 2017 at 7:20 PM Oh, Lin, you poor thing down there. If it's not one thing, it's another. Loved your personification for these holy terrors.

Charlie Smith October 6, 2017 at 12:16 PM Batten down the hatches girl, a strong breeze is gonna blow, I hope not to hard...

Tim Smith October 6, 2017 at 10:56 AM Be safe...I hear Applebee's has $1 Margaritas so you might want to bunker down there. Lin Lane October 6, 2017 at 10:58 AM haha Tim. Applebee's is about 2 miles away. Tempting but a clear head is necessary. No Hurricane party for me.

Jan Allison October 6, 2017 at 10:39 AM Gee Lin I have just googled the weather in your part of the world and found the very same pic you are showing. I see the temperatures are really high so you need no hurricane just a chance to get out in the sun so just tell Nate to 'naff off' and stay out at sea and cause no havoc . thinking of you my friend:-) hugs jan xx Lin Lane October 6, 2017 at 10:59 AM I'm afraid he wouldn't listen to me, Jan. I just hope he doesn't intensify more than he's predicted...should just be a cat 1. That's powerful enough. Today is lovely...it's in the 70s and bright and sunny.