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
Copyright © Elton Camp | Year Posted 2012
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