Elton Camp Poet Rhyme

Stormy Weather On the Way

Stormy Weather is on the Way

By Elton Camp

The weather service says to be on the alert
A front approaches that could cause hurt
Heavy wind, torrential rain and large hail
So I certainly hope this forecast will fail

A tornado, a thunder storm may envelop
We must be aware that such might develop
It begins at midnight, the forecast said 
It sounds ominous—something to dread

Right on schedule, rain began to descend
Another uneasy night we will have to spend
Near here there has occurred an EF-Five
And many neighbors are no longer alive

Storm forecasts I previously tended to ignore
But I most surely won’t do that way anymore
Lightning begins to flash from the west
That’s the direction storms come the best

The weather radio begin to loudly blare
“Radar has spotted a rotation out there.”
I uneasily review my home tornado plan
To protect my family, I’ll do what I can

An inside hallway seems our best bet
For I haven’t installed a storm shelter yet
I hope the storm won’t do what’s been told
Yet again, lightning flashed, thunder rolled

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Anne-Lise Andresen January 23, 2012 at 3:58 AM Yes there is great power in a storm,taking everything and lives .... I woke up to snow today.Like the poem Elton.PS.install storm shelter now! - - oxox love Anne-Lise Elton Camp January 23, 2012 at 4:40 AM Hey, we made it safely again and the storm front has passed. When I wrote that last night it was right on top of us. FEMA may pay $3,000 toward the construction of a storm shelter. I've applied and am waiting to see if they will approve it. It's been months and they are still delaying on decision for all of us who applied at their invitation.

Brenda Victoria Northeast January 23, 2012 at 12:17 AM Well written-appreciated reading your weather alert- it pays to listen. Thank you, Bren : ) Elton Camp January 23, 2012 at 4:42 AM We are only a dozen miles from the path of the devastating EF-5 tornado that killed dozens and destroyed hundreds of houses last April. It has made me take weather warnings more seriously. Elton